While students have a designated "math" time in the morning, so much math happens throughout each day in organic ways through play. I wanted to capture some of the moments I observed this week that brought me so much joy, because the students are naturally exploring concepts and skills that are at the heart of Kindergarten curriculum.
In these photos, you can see Sevi exploring shapes like circles, rectangles and triangles as she creates a spooky puppet. Ariya is counting and creating snowflakes and holds her creation up, counting how many points each snowflake has and showing the patterns she made. Lulu, Amelia, and Zach work together to construct a "ship", testing out which boards are steady and which are not, and counting how many different cones should go on each side for symmetry. Isobel and Jack collect cookie cutters and sort them by colors: yellows in one pile, oranges in the other. There are so many opportunities to cultivate mathematical thinking! As we watch children play, we can provoke their thinking by asking math-related questions: How many ___ do you see? Which is bigger? Which is the smallest? How is ___ different than ____ ? Do you see any patterns? And so on.
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About MichelleMichelle has been a part of the Summers-Knoll community since 2015. Before teaching Kindergarten, Michelle taught 3rd and 4th grade. Archives
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