Supporting Mathematical Skills Flashcards
How do children develop mathematical skills?
They develop these skills through practice work that introduces shapes and numbers.
They need to be exposed to this as part of everyday life and think about methods of learning.
This means they need to develop concepts through exploration.
It is important as it enables them to have a secure ground of knowledge.
It allows children to experience different situations to apply this knowledge to learning.
What are 7 examples of first numeracy?
Counting
Measurements in baking
Pattern making
Sharing
Nursery rhymes
Sorting shapes
Games (hop scotch, board games)
What are activities to support early math skills?
Matching= look at similarities and identify what goes together
Pattern Making= spot patterns in numbers and identify simple repeated ideas
Sorting= helps with numbers, division, multiplication and supports language development
Comparing Objects= understanding shapes and boosting language development
Counting= understanding numbers, mass, volume, order and sequencing
Sharing= builds social relationship and division skills
What are strategies for developing early math skills?
COUNTING FROM 1-20 AND PLACING NUMBERS IN ORDER:
1. Display numbers in order outdoors and indoors
2. Use in play activities
3. Create a car park in the playground with numbered spaces
ADDING AND SUBTRACTING SINGLE DIGIT NUMBERS:
1. Day to day activities for adding and subtracting
2. Use problems
DESCRIBING THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF 2D AND 3D SHAPES:
1. Use a feely bag
2. Encourage language
3. Use mathematical language in set tasks
How to understand mathematical language?
Teachers should introduce new topics by going through mathematical vocabulary to check understanding.
This language should be displayed in the learning environment and discussed when on topic.
What are the 3 reasons children may fail to understand mathematical vocabulary?
Don’t understand instructions
Not familiar with the vocabulary
Don’t understand the mathematical terms
