“I am making things with heads! I have 2 heads!”
That is what I was told and that is what she made!
Little “E” has the concept of recognising a quantity at a glance. This is an important mathematical concept to understand. You don’t want to be counting everything all the time. You want to recognise a quantity by sight. Making an estimate for larger groups and recognising small quantities with just a glance. One fun way to help children with this is to use dice. Very quickly we have all learnt to recognise the spots on a dice with just one look. The way the spots are positioned is a very important part of this but also we learn to see a quantity and know its value through repetition of this experience.
It is a good skill to observe and practice of with the children in your care!
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Mathematical