Mathematics Standard 1 Children build an understanding of number sense and operations by:
Standard 2 Children practice measurement and comparison by:
1a. Developing a sense of quantity
2a. Measuring objects by their various
and number.
1b. Knowing number names and
counting sequences.
1c. Recognizing the number of objects
in a set.
1d. Comparing numbers and quantities.
attributes using standard and non-standard measurement.
2b. Using differences in attributes
to make comparisons.
2c. Identifying currency and recognizing
that it holds value.
1e. Understanding the relationship
between numbers and quantities.
1f. Associating a quantity with written
numerals and writing numbers.
1g. Understanding addition as adding-
to and understanding subtraction as taking-away-from.
Standard 3 Children develop spatial sense and an understanding of geometry by: 3a. Exploring the positions of objects
and their movement in space.
3b. Identifying, describing, comparing,
and composing 2D and 3D shapes.
Standard 4 Children practice sequencing and patterns by: 4a. Matching, sorting, classifying,
and ordering objects.
4b. Recognizing, duplicating,
and extending simple patterns.
Calendar Countdown
The three- to five-year-olds in Nicole’s preschool classroom began talking about upcoming events they were looking forward to during the month of October. Nicole noticed that they spent time every day discussing upcoming birthdays, “stay-at-home” days, show and tell days, and even a class member’s family trip to watch an NFL football game. Often during morning meeting, children would ask how many days it was until one of these special occasions occurred. Nicole decided to introduce a calendar to help the children track how long they had to wait until their anticipated event.
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She invited any children that were interested to join her in making a calendar. The children worked together to count out and draw the numbers on the calendar, and Nicole helped them identify and mark the dates that were significant to them. Every morning, the children now cross off the day and count how many days they have left until the events they are looking forward to. The calendar is on the wall where the morning meeting happens and has become part of the daily classroom routine. New events are recorded and tracked as the calendar continues monthly.
