Spring!!
Spring begins on Tuesday,
March 20. We are ready!
We have been watching the
trees for signs of spring and observing the daffodils growing in front of the
school. We also have a potted daffodil plant that we are watching progress in our classroom.
Counting in “math language”
With good instruction and hard work, every child
can understand math!
One of the ways we can help children
understand the value and organization of numbers is by teaching them to name
numbers in “math language”. Instead of saying thirty-four we will say “3-ten 4.”
Similarly the numbers 11 to 19 will be called “ten 1, ten 2, . . . ten 9, and
the twenties will be called 2-ten, 2-ten 1, . . . , 2-ten 9.
Saying
numbers this way may feel strange to an adult, but it is a huge help to
children in learning what each number represents. One of the reasons children
in Asian countries tend to have higher math performance is because they use
this kind of number naming. We will later teach the traditional number names
(i.e. “eleven,” “twenty,” etc.), The children will have a clearer understanding
of what values those words mean when they have also learned the number names in
“math language.”
Read it Again!
You
have probably noticed that children love repetition! Good books are no
exception. Although you may find yourself reciting their favorite books from
memory and finding the storyline a little stale, muster up the patience to read
that beloved book yet again. Reading the same story many times is great for
your child’s development. The repetition allows the child to build off the
familiar story, and s/he learns something new each time. |
| Dr. Seuss books have been favorites in the classroom recently. After reading Green Eggs and Ham a couple times as a group, many of the children will retell the whole story on their own |
By Mary Anne Hoberman
A
hill is a house for an ant, an ant
A
hive is a house for a bee
A
hole is a house for a mole or a mouse
And a house is a house for me!
And a house is a house for me!
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