Monday, March 29, 2010

Ideas to Teach Math Concepts in Preschool

In the preschool, we have a mixture of students. Some need discrete trial to learn new skills, while others seem to learn better in small groups with movement, games, and music are involved. We use touch math to teach beginning math concepts (1-1 correspondence). My students really enjoy when we have our number block game. We have a cube that has plastic pockets on each side. We put written numerals and big flash cards with dots and take turns throwing the block (its soft!) in the air and either identifying the number shown when the blck drops, or performing 1-1 correspondence with the dots. I have also used a talking calculator with one of my high functioning students who is transitioning into general ed. kindergarten next year. He is a visual and auditory learning.

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