TANGRAMS A tangram is a traditional Chinese puzzle made up of a square cut into 7 different pieces (one parallelogram, one square, and five triangles). Introducing tangrams in preschool and kindergarten can help young kids develop spatial, geometric, and problem solving skills. The 7 pieces, when fit together, can make a square (as pictured above), but they can also form many other shapes and … [Read more...] about Critical Thinking: Tangram Bunny Crafts for Preschool & Kindergarten
Preschool and Kindergarten Skills
Intuitive Math: Part Part Whole Math in Preschool {Part Three}
This post is the third in a series on encouraging intuitive math skills in preschool children. If you would like to see the first post (Number Awareness and Recognition, 1-to-1 Correspondence, and Subitizing), you can view it here. Activities for 5 and 10 Frames can be printed here. There are 6 important number concepts that preschoolers need to have opportunities to explore through play in … [Read more...] about Intuitive Math: Part Part Whole Math in Preschool {Part Three}
Intuitive Math: 5 and Ten Frames in Preschool – Numbers {Part Two}
Intuitive Math: Encouraging Early Math Skills in Preschool – Numbers {Part Two} This post is the second in a series on encouraging intuitive math skills in preschool children. If you would like to see the first post, you can view it here! There are 6 important number concepts that preschoolers need to have opportunities to explore through play in order to develop good math intuition skills. … [Read more...] about Intuitive Math: 5 and Ten Frames in Preschool – Numbers {Part Two}
Fall Free Printables: Decomposing Numbers 1-10 with Pumpkin Seeds
As many of our readers know, I am not a huge fan of the Common Core State Standards as they are written. For now, the CCSS are with us and we must creatively work with the standards to help our children learn and document progress toward achievement. Decomposing the Numbers 1-10 CCSSI K.OA.3 states ``Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using … [Read more...] about Fall Free Printables: Decomposing Numbers 1-10 with Pumpkin Seeds
Math Games for Preschool and Kindergarten: Greater Than, Tally Mark Rhyme, and More!
We've spent the last week collaborating with our friends at Abc Teach to bring you fun ideas, learning centers, and games for Math games at home or in the classroom. According to a study by David Geary, Curators Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri, “Once students fall behind, it’s almost impossible to get them back on track. We wanted to identify the beginning of … [Read more...] about Math Games for Preschool and Kindergarten: Greater Than, Tally Mark Rhyme, and More!
Hop Into Springtime Math with Learning Centers
If your kids are as stir crazy for spring as some of the adults I know (myself included), why not use that momentum to bolster their classroom learning? April is Mathematics Awareness Month, so in honor of this and the new warmer season, we bring to you Springtime Math Learning Centers. These activities will get students out of their seats and actively into learning and reinforcing their math … [Read more...] about Hop Into Springtime Math with Learning Centers