DIDACTICS OF MATHEMATICS 551032A_363

UNIT 3 – TASK 3.1 individual

TEACHING MATH TO YOUNG CHILDREN

PRESENTED BY
NELCY SANCHEZ ARCINIEGAS 31.415.492

551032_10

TUTOR
EDWIN ANDRES LONDOÑO

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OPEN AND DISTANCE – UNAD

B.A IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
CEAD DOSQUEBRADAS
November 24, 2017
As we can see on the developmental progression´s part in the document, it is quite
clear that children demonstrate an interest in math well before they enter school.
Geometric shapes, construct and extend simple patterns, and learn to count.

Therefore, Recommendation 1, establishes number and operations as a

foundational content area for children’s math learning. The recommendation
presents strategies for teaching number and operations through a developmental
progression; so teachers should provide opportunities for children to subtilize small
collections, practice counting, compare the magnitude of collections, and use
numerals to quantify collections. Then, teachers should encourage children to
solve simple arithmetic problems.

Effective instruction depends on identifying the knowledge children already

possess and building on that knowledge to help them take the next developmental
step. Many students develop counting skills before entering kindergarten (Gelman
& Gallistel, 1978). Some students, however, come to school with inadequate
counting skills or a lack of understanding of the principles of counting. For
example, many students can count to five without difficulty, but they may struggle
with counting larger sets, make more errors, and not understand how to use
counting to identify the number of items in a set.

TASK 1

Select 2 resources/materials to teach math’s to young children. 1 of the resources

must be printed (textbooks, posters, etc.) and the other one must be digital
(websites, videos, online games etc.).

After you select the resources, present them in the forum in a post and argue why
those are the most appropriate resources to teach this subject to kids. Try to
support your ideas based on the literature you have read about teaching math’s to
young children. Add links or images of the resources in case they are not digital.

The first resource I am presenting for this task is which is printed is:
https://co.pinterest.com/pin/178736678945030341/
This kind of materials, help students to practice recognizing the total number of
objects, in this case animals, in small collections. As the article Teaching Math to
Young Children sets, this is a critical skill, that children must develop to help them
learn more complex skills.

The second resource I am presenting for this task is which is digital is:

http://pbskids.org/peg/games/3-2-1-snack

https://www.mathplayground.com/cube_perspective.html

(Practice counting in a progressive way) this resource found is a website which is

very useful to learn playing. With this amazing tool game, children will nor only
learn, but enjoy learning math. This tool is absolutely appropriate for young
learners, since here, they will be able to practice subtizing. Once children have
some experience recognizing and labeling small collections of similar objects (e.g.,
three yellow cubes), teachers can introduce physically dissimilar items of the same
type (e.g., a yellow cube, a green cube, and a red cube). Eventually, teachers can
group unrelated items (e.g., a yellow cube, a toy frog, and a toy car) together and
ask children, “How many?” Emphasizing that collections of three similar objects
and a number of dissimilar objects which will help children construct a more
abstract or general concept of number.
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/practiceguide/wwc_empg_numbers_020714.pdf

This is a pdf of 5 Evidence-Based Recommendations for Teaching Math to young

children. It presents a practice guide summary, where teachers will find:

• An overview of the guide’s five practical, evidence-based recommendations

• Examples of innovative tools and strategies teachers can use in their classrooms

• A brief discussion of the evidence that supports the guide’s recommendations.