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  • Blair Early Childhood Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Spatial Awareness, Counting and Cardinality, and Geometry are all key Math Skills linked to later success in not only in Math, but in life. The students in my classroom are full of Diverse Learners, that range in their current academic ability, as well as their expressive and receptive communication skills. One of our best strategies in the classroom is small group center time, with hands on engaging materials. All children have the ability to acquire foundational math skills, no matter the "obstacles" we perceive them to have; they just need the right materials and a teacher willing to be creative. In our classroom the students are given the opportunity to work with hands on materials in a variety of different activities. The beauty of these materials is they can be utilized in a variety of ways. One day the students will be asked to build structures and discuss or explore the characteristics about their structures. Another day, we may use the materials to practice sorting by 1 or two attributes, such as size or color. A different activity will have children creating, discussing, and observing patterns they and their peers have made. The beauty of small group work and having appropriate resources, is there is no end to the possibilities of skills you can practice and reinforce with your students. It has been shown time and time again: it is developmentally appropriate and effective for Kindergarten students to be actively working with their hands and moving around the classroom. This will help to create an inviting and collaborative environment within the classroom, as well as help to reinforce Mathematics instruction.

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Spatial Awareness, Counting and Cardinality, and Geometry are all key Math Skills linked to later success in not only in Math, but in life. The students in my classroom are full of Diverse Learners, that range in their current academic ability, as well as their expressive and receptive communication skills. One of our best strategies in the classroom is small group center time, with hands on engaging materials. All children have the ability to acquire foundational math skills, no matter the "obstacles" we perceive them to have; they just need the right materials and a teacher willing to be creative. In our classroom the students are given the opportunity to work with hands on materials in a variety of different activities. The beauty of these materials is they can be utilized in a variety of ways. One day the students will be asked to build structures and discuss or explore the characteristics about their structures. Another day, we may use the materials to practice sorting by 1 or two attributes, such as size or color. A different activity will have children creating, discussing, and observing patterns they and their peers have made. The beauty of small group work and having appropriate resources, is there is no end to the possibilities of skills you can practice and reinforce with your students. It has been shown time and time again: it is developmentally appropriate and effective for Kindergarten students to be actively working with their hands and moving around the classroom. This will help to create an inviting and collaborative environment within the classroom, as well as help to reinforce Mathematics instruction.

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