Children’s picture books that teach mathematics concepts You are here: Home > Learning > Primary Learning Sorry, LiveOnline is currently closed. Use our web form to submit a question for response by email, or try again between 9am to 8pm weekdays, 9am to 5pm weekends. Community Information Christchurch <p><a href="/LearningCentres/">Discover our Learning Centres programmes</a></p><p>Turn on Javascript to see our programmes calendar</p> Picture books are frequently requested by teachers and parents as a way to introduce children to mathematical concepts. Counting The very hungry caterpillar Eric Carle Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food. Night noises Mem Fox Lily Laceby was nearly ninety and lived in a cottage in the hills with Butch Aggie, her dog, as her only companion. Ten apples up on top Theo LeSieg A lion, a dog, and a tiger are having a contest - can they get ten apples piled up on top of their heads? The Follow the Line series Laura Ljungkvist Geometry Me first!
IZAK9 - About We strongly believe that mathematics should not be pigeon-holed into STEM, but more that it should be looked upon in the same fashion as language, in that mathematics is equally as important a method of communicating in the modern world. But in relation to STEM, it is obvious that it is the "M" in the acronym that lays the essential foundations for Science, Technology and Engineering to flourish. There is a very strong STEM agenda now from governments at home and abroad, each with their own particular set of priorities, at least one of which will focus on the requirement of STEM based industries to grow the economy, enabling that country to compete on a global scale. As result of the high profile given to the necessity for growth in this sector, children are being exposed to events, competitions and exhibitions that wow them with the prospect of a bright future in robotics, gaming, biomedical sciences, coding, engineering etc ... but who is wowing them with mathematics?
Disciplinary Literacy in Mathematics Mathematical literacy is being able to do, understand, and apply mathematics, not only in the classroom, but in everyday lives. Ensuring that students are mathematically literate must be a priority in every Wisconsin classroom so that students are confident, competent, and ready for college and career. Incorporating reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking in instruction provides students with opportunities to develop literacy in mathematics while deepening their mathematical knowledge, conceptual understanding, and skills. Mathematically literate students are able to analyze, reason, and communicate ideas effectively as they pose, formulate, solve and interpret mathematical problems in a variety of situations. The eight Standards for Mathematical Practice from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics provide a framework for developing mathematical literacy.
Scooping and Pouring Patterns - a Math and Practical Skills Activity Scooping and pouring activities are not a new idea in preschool education but rather an old standby. These activities are the most effective way to develop certain life skills and preschoolers just love them! But why not add a twist to the traditional scooping and pouring activities with scooping and pouring patterns? Who knew such a simple activity would be so fun for my preschoolers? And I sat back and watched as the children ran away (in the non-literal sense) with the activity. Materials Not much is needed for this activity. Why scooping and pouring activities? Find the importance of scooping and pouring and some surprising real-life applications at the end of this post. You might like these Scooping and Pouring Activities Water Bead Water Bin Farm Themed Fine Motor Activity Fine Motor Practice with Scooping and Pouring The Set-Up First you’ll need to dye the rice, a few cups for each color. Once the rice has dried, pour it into the two Pyrex bowls. (or a real sensory table if you have one).
Dazzle your data handling class with an infographic project Infographics are: fun, informative, inspiring, thought-provoking, knowledge-enhancing, stimulating and above all, engaging. If you don’t know what an infographic is, it’s the fusion of graphic design, with data handling. An infographic takes some data and turns it into an attractive poster which uses a variety of data representation techniques to communicate the message that emerges from the data. A nice example is the infographic below that compares the size of historic volcanic eruptions with the number of fatalities caused. Click on the image to see it full-size. Image taken from web/1006/biggest-volcanoes/flat.html For a rich resource of infographics visit the good.is website by clicking here. I believe the use of infographics within teaching maths to be a great way to approach a data handling topic. I’ve blogged in a previous post about this fantastic Facebook infographic that looks at users’ habits. Enjoy!
It’s Time To Throw Away The Dickensian Culture of Math Education Strike while the iron is hot… One of my kindred spirits, Peter Harrison, who I had the honor of being mentored by early in my teaching career, used to give out these insanely hard math problem sets. However, he encouraged students to get help from any teacher in the school — or even outside the school. Peter didn’t really care about the actual answer/solution. Dammit. Similarly, my recent Medium article was written to stir much needed discussion. Agreement is fine. Paul. Dan. And then there is the zero subtlety of Jason Wilkes… The intentions have been more than earnest and heartfelt. Meanwhile, on YouTube, mathematics was beginning to strut its feathers with channels like — Vi Hart, Numberphile, VSauce, etc. Social media was the great emancipator of mathematics — not education. Is there anybody listening? Geoff Tate, Is There Anybody Listening? And then there are the inspiring lyrics of This Is The Sea by The Waterboys. The tail(education) wags the dog(mathematics). Sorry.
Write Mathematics into the Story Writing and mathematics go hand in hand, mathematicians all over the world use writing to express their ideas and proofs. Your students can learn to enjoy writing in mathematics by a few different activities you can do with them. These activities are meant to engage and motivate students to write and to learn, while they write. This will get them going in writing and learn how to write down their thoughts. Write Their Own Novel I believe projects are great ways of showing knowledge and using this knowledge in a creative forum is great for students to get accustomed to when they start for college and the real world. Math journals are a great way to begin class. Fan-Fiction Math BooksOne activity I have come up with over the break is for students to write fan-fiction math books. Write a Vocabulary Paragraph—Assign a list of math vocabulary words to your students, then have them write a paragraph that incorporates all of the words on the list.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: The 22 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher Must Have One of the most popular articles I have written in this blog was about the 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Teacher should Have. This post has been used in several digital literacy courses in some universities in the States and also here in Canada, I also got it published in a couple of printed journals . Now that one year has elapsed since its first seeing the light I decided to revisit it again but this time adding more updates and organizing its content in a better and easy navigable way. The skills I have mentioned here are essential to every teacher ( and student ) using technology in class, at home , or for professional development purposes. It also contains the best web tools that you can use to better hone in the targeted skill under which they are featured .These web tools can also empower you with the necessary know-how to effectively leverage the power of technology in education. Create and Edit Audio Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : Scoop.it