The key to coming up with great ideas for math in early childhood is to focus on mathematical thinking. What will get your child to using math in play? Whether your child is sorting different sizes or colors of flowers into vases or graphing a set of bottle caps, your child is building the skills to think and learn about mathematical concepts.Â
Here are some ways we encourage mathematical thinking...
Making apple patterns in preschool
Making simple patterns with apples on a sentence strip in preschool!
Six unique ways to use scrap wood in preschool
There are so many wonderful ways preschoolers can explore scrap wood. Stop by and see some of the unique ways we are exploring in our classroom!
Graphing leaves in preschool
Exploring the basics of graphing in preschool with the leaves of fall!
Exploring our shapes with blocks on the table top
Exploring colors and shapes with our blocks on the table top in preschool!
Nuts about acorns in preschool | Lois Ehlert
Counting, estimating, and exploring acorns along with the wonderful children’s book “Nuts to You” by Lois Ehlert!
Weighing and exploring acorns in preschool
Exploring scales and acorns at the discovery table led to problem solving, writing, counting, graphing, weighing, and sorting in preschool!
A sticky square collage
Exploring the beautiful colors and shape of a square on our sticky window!
The paper framework of play
Inviting new learning through simple materials and time to explore…
Building block literacy and story telling
Building our own stories through block play in circletime…
Counting and planting seeds
Reading, counting, planting, and playing with seeds in our gardening center!
Simple math and graphing in preschool
The children in my early childhood classroom love estimating, counting, and graphing our math tokens!
The 4 R’s: reading, writing, arithmetic, and rainbows
Exploring the “4 R’s” in our preschool classroom as we had fun with rainbow reading, rainbow writing, and rainbow arithmetic!
Exploring Dr. Seuss stripes in preschool…
Counting and creating with our Dr. Seuss stripes in our prek classroom!
Everyday math play in preschool
Exploring math everyday in the preschool classroom!
Exploring the estimation station in pre-k
Exploring estimation and counting with our fun new estimation station in pre-k!
Counting straws on the sticky board in preschool
We created a simple sticky board for a little straw counting and designing in preschool!