Changes to the Environment

Thematic Unit Topic: Favorite Farm Animal Graphing_____________________

Classroom Area: __Math/Manipulative

List the Items You Plan to Introduce and How Much They Will Cost (a minimum of 6):
Remember:
6. Grains
1. Farm animal sorter
7. Eggs
2. Wheat
8. Vegetable
3. Balance scale
9. Silk plants
4. Popsicle sticks
10. Farm math theme sheets
5. Object to count such as: button, beans, and shells
11. Farm animal Grap
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When will you introduce these items? (At the beginning of the thematic unit, throughout the unit
during a small group lesson plan, circle time)
During center time
Are there any special rules that the children need to follow when using these items?
What do you hope the children to learn?
Children will be able to find objects are similar or different through comparison.
Measuring is ability to measure object by its volume, weight and size.
The child will be able to classify and sort and then put the objects into group based on some
characteristic.

The child will be able to recognize the name of the shapes, able to recognize similarities and differences in
shapes
The child will be able to count with meaning, that they must know how to match them one-to-one.

The child will be able to count

What are some ways that the children can reflect on what they have learned?
Have the children show their pictures of their favorite farm animal and share with the class whether they have
seen a real one (and if so, where).