Foundation

Phase
Mathematics
2021
14
 Dos Don’t
Love your child, foster a good Love your child based on his/ her
connection with your child to enable scholastic performance.
learning.
Uphold your authority. Know that Allow your child to dictate to you.
you are the parent.
Build routine. This instils discipline. Overschedule activities.
Maintain healthy sleep schedule. Compare your child to siblings or
other children.
Know that all children can do Maths Look at the RESULT - instill hate for
invest well in your child’s future. Maths.
Enjoy the PROCESS
 Apparatus/ manipulatives - Pictures
Representing the concrete – Symbolic
Representations of the Pictures.
Concrete
Pictorial
Abstract
more and less

more less

less more
the same as
more less
more
more lemons than apples
less

less
more
less
•Teach counting with number rhymes.
•Count fingers and toes.
•Incorporate numbers into daily tasks, cooking, baking, setting the table
for dinner, etc., following a recipe and so on...
•Play number games with your child. Build beautiful memories…
•Write down numbers and allow your child to draw that quantity. Point
out numbers on advertisement boards, clocks, calendars; etc.
•Teach the order of numbers with connect the dots activities.
Stage 1: Count all
•When given two collections of bottle tops and asked:
How many are there?

•Your child will count all… one-by-one and may recognise

the need for one-to-one correspondence.
 5 6 7
5 0 6 0 7 0
4 1 5 1 6 1
3 2 4 2 5 2
2 3 3 3
4 3
1 4 2 4
3 4
0 5 1 5
2 5
0 6
1 6
0 7
 Gr 3
Grouping and Sharing Grades 1-3

Extend your
child’s
counting
potential.
 Gr 3 Grades 1-3
Grouping and Sharing
How would you solve these problems
using the Jump Strategy?
 Policy
documents
and DBE
workbooks
Weekly lesson plans
https://wcedeportal.co.za/lessons/foundation-phase

DBE Workbooks 1&2

https://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/LearningandTeachingSupportMaterials(
LTSM)/Workbooks/2021Workbook1.aspx

DBE Workbook 3&4

https://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/LearningandTeachingSupportMaterials(
LTSM)/Workbooks/2021Workbook2.aspx

Virtual Manipulatives
https://toytheater.com/category/teacher-tools/virtual-manipulatives/
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 Invest by making the time to explore the Maths
around you and most importantly allow your child
to talk about his / her thinking.
Pictures taken from clipart library.

Thank you.