I have always dreaded the subject of math. When i finished high school, i was ecstatic that i would have nothing to do with this subject. But my euphoric state didn't last too long as i had to encounter the subject once again in school, but this time as a teacher. Well it hasn't been an easy journey :) but kindergarten math is definitely more enjoyable than high school math.
Bringing in the fun element in math lessons can be challenging and i am always looking for hands on activities to get my children excited about the subject. But surprisingly all children perform extremely well in mathematics compared to other subjects.
My school works with a non profit organization called Jodogyan which helps in designing innovative curriculum for mathematics. I owe a lot of my own learning about teaching math to them. You could visit their web site for more information: http://jodogyan.org/
In this post i am going to share one to one correspondence activities that i do with my kids. Some of them have been devised by me and the others are the ones i have learnt while working with Jodogyan. Most of them are small group activities. When parents ask me how they can recapitulate concepts at home, i always recommend them to try out the ones that we do during center time as children are more engaged and it works better than worksheets.
Bringing in the fun element in math lessons can be challenging and i am always looking for hands on activities to get my children excited about the subject. But surprisingly all children perform extremely well in mathematics compared to other subjects.
My school works with a non profit organization called Jodogyan which helps in designing innovative curriculum for mathematics. I owe a lot of my own learning about teaching math to them. You could visit their web site for more information: http://jodogyan.org/
In this post i am going to share one to one correspondence activities that i do with my kids. Some of them have been devised by me and the others are the ones i have learnt while working with Jodogyan. Most of them are small group activities. When parents ask me how they can recapitulate concepts at home, i always recommend them to try out the ones that we do during center time as children are more engaged and it works better than worksheets.
In this activity, numbers and corresponding number of dots are written on flip flops. Children read the number and match them to the flip flop with dots.
In this activity, children count the holes in the apples and put corresponding number of pipe cleaners as worms.
In the button jar activity, children look at the number on the jar and place buttons accordingly.
Children count the buttons on the shirt and clip clothespin
This is a simple number chart. Children look at the number and use various manipulatives to count.
This is a number game which children play in pairs. They roll the dice and put the corresponding number of foam plugs on the train.
Numbers are given to the children. They count the beads and string them to make bead necklaces.
This game is played in a large group. Different patterns are made for children to decorate with uni fix cubes.
Number dot cards are given to children to count and match.
I will soon do another post on how i do counting of numbers and number recognition with my kids.
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