Today’s activities provide opportunities to practice core math facts and skills in the context of games. Think of them as ‘thoughtful practice’. Sums of Ten and The Itsy Bitsy Spider are games that promote numerical fluency in an engaging way and can be played again and again. ************************************ THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER A DICE GAME… Read More
Important discoveries about triangles can be made through creating these 3-sided shapes. Children will discover how rigid triangles are, and that three fixed lengths can only be arranged in one way, unlike other polygons such as quadrilaterals where the angles can be changed. *************************** LET’S INVESTIGATE TRIANGLES Age 5 to 7 Charlie and Addy are making… Read More
This dear book is a great way to introduce shapes to our youngest children. Every page includes a few basic facts about shapes which, because of the rhyme scheme, fit naturally into the story. There are real world applications for the shapes too, such as balls and triangular mountains. ************************************* BEARS LOVE SQUARES CARYL HART –… Read More
