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Jul 28, 2009 Blogging Tags: Early learning, Math Learning, Preparation for preschool, preschool math, Teaching Math 1,276 views | Posted By: NeeT
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Having Fun with Math in Preschool
A new report from the National Research Council to Congress urges parents and teachers to help preschoolers learn more math. In preschools today, math is too often ignored. “It’s fair to say the attention is almost entirely on reading and literacy, without recognizing the importance of math,” said Christopher T. Cross, who co-edited the report and chaired the committee that produced it. Children entering kindergarten need to be “ready” in math as well as reading, and research — and my experience watching my own preschoolers — shows that preschoolers are as curious and interested in numbers and counting and measuring as they are with everything else.
Math learning games important at any age
Does this mean worksheets and flash cards? Of course not. Creative parents and pre-K teachers can easily incorporate math into the play activities they are already doing. Preschoolers can count how many rocks they collect, measure their feet, compare the size of two leaves, and discuss whether ladybugs are shaped more like circles or ovals. Sounds like fun to me!
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:44 am
One of the easiest ways to introduce math concepts to preschoolers is through the use of picture books. Picture books with a math theme provide a context and purpose for the exploration of mathematical language and allows children to grapple with mathematical concepts in meaningful contexts. As the language of mathematics is a stumbling block for many students, finding a way to bridge the gap between informal oral language and the formal terminology and symbols of mathematics is important. By providing interesting narratives and colorful illustrations picture books frame the abstractions of math in a way that make them more concrete and approachable. Good math literature stimulates thinking about mathematics, develops and reinforces mathematical language and concepts, enhances a child’s understanding of mathematics and promotes enjoyment of the subject.
Many books are available which have potential for teaching mathematical terminology and concepts. Good picture books with math themes are plentiful ranging
from colorful books about colors, shapes and counting for babies and preschoolers to books presenting a fictionalized look at more advanced concepts such as the Pythagorean Theorem or pi.