Guest Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 Hi All, I'm looking for your thoughts and ideas regarding one of the 30-50month Maths outcomes. The outcome is 'to begin to represent numbers using fingers marks on paper or pictures'. I'm planning an observation lesson on it and would just like peoples thoughts or ideas! What sort of activities do you do to link to this outcome? We will be learning about Polar Animals this week. Thanks in advance!
AnonyMouse_3307 Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 The mathematical understanding is that numbers represent an amount, which can be recorded ie for further reference For an activity I would be discussing with children how they could record something they need to record, maybe a problem to solve or a sorting/ classification activity? Cx
AnonyMouse_33773 Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 So it could be five lines for each of the polar bear and four lines for each penguin? (On each of the Poles, of course!) Representing without using numerals is my understanding, but may be wrong. (I've never seen a child doing this...)
AnonyMouse_3307 Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 I worked with a teacher to develop independent mathematical mark making a while back and it was great seeing how the children represented their workings out. I remember they did a money activity and the children could buy flowers worth 1,2 or 3p. One child drew coins, one drew tally marks, one just did the standard sum and another drew around the tops of the right number of fingers. All got the correct outcome for their chosen flower combination but how they demonstrated it showed a lot more about their grasp of concrete or abstract concepts of calculation. http://www.childrens-mathematics.org.uk/publications_making_sense.pdf Cx 2
AnonyMouse_33773 Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 Looking at the drawings in the attachment, I've become aware of the the mathematical aspect to some of the drawings the children have done and told me about. Haven't thought about it actively as parts of their developing mathematical understanding before. So, thanks! 1
AnonyMouse_33238 Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 We have 'number detectives' - we stick numbers up around the Nursery and the children go off with clipboards to find them. We have tick sheets, tally charts or 'write the numbers you have found', depending on ability. I know ticking isn't strictly representing numbers but it allows the 2 year-olds to join in - they do love a clipboard :1b
Guest Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 how about arranging 2 types of animals on 2 different icebergs (blocks of ice!), and recording how they are arranged, e.g. 2 polar bears on one and 3 penguins on another.
Guest Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I did this as a next step today and I got the child to throw bean bags into a bucket then record how many he managed to get into the bucket on each go.
AnonyMouse_37203 Posted November 27, 2014 Posted November 27, 2014 We do this a lot outside like Harmony with bean bags or skittles. The children are encouraged to make marks with chalk to record their scores.
Guest Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 if you are doing a teaching session, you could sing 5 currant buns, and get children to record buns left each verse, in their own way - mark/drawing buns/tally/numerals etc
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