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.
Here are some ways we encourage mathematical thinking...
Felt board mitten math in preschool
Exploring a little counting, estimating, and patterning with our felt mittens in preschool.
Exploring M&M counting and sorting in preschool
We explored bright and colorful M&M counting and color sorting in preschool!
Making math glue boxes in preschool
We integrated a little math into our art process as we made math glue boxes in our preschool classroom…
Playing on the tabletop train station in preschool
We explored a little boxcar math and decorated our boxcars for our train station in preschool!
Building basic math skills in preschool: Sorting our math tokens
A wonderful use of all the math tokens we have been collecting throughout the year in our preschool classroom!
Counting down to New Year’s Day in preschool
Celebrating a happy new year with a little countdown fun in preschool!
Our first math day in preschool
Sharing and graphing our math tokens in preschool.
Exploring measuring tools in preschool
We have been exploring the use of measuring and cooking tools in our prek class. The children loved using the measuring tools to scoop up
Our take home math bags in preschool
Our take home math bags open the door to lots of mathematical thinking in the classroom and at home!
Is this flower taller or shorter than a preschooler?
The preschoolers got a giggle out of comparing who was taller and who was shorter than the flower!
Exploring long and short in preschool
Simple ways to explore measurement using everyday objects in preschool During circle time, these children explored the concept of longer and shorter… Comparing Lengths The
Colorful and educational rice bottles for preschoolers
I have been playing around with rice bottles to see what I can do to make them both fun and educational. I love all the
Exploring measuring tools in preschool
These preschoolers enjoyed the opportunity to explore measuring tools to do a little counting and comparing.
Valentine mailboxes and magnets for preschool play
I started collecting these little red and white mailboxes from the dollar section at Target sometime in January. I thought they would make terrific additions
Learning with cheerios in preschool
We explored our numbers, counting, and the letter ‘O’ with this fun preschool activity using cheerios.
Making AB patterns in preschool
An easy way to incorporate hands-on fun with patterns in preschool! As we continue to explore the letter K this week, the children worked on