Comparing numbers of things or quantities of objects, from blocks in front of them to the amount of water in two cups, is a fundamental beginning to many mathematical questions. Comparing is a natural starting off place for early math thinking.
April 25, 2020
En Español También. Whether you have a machine at home or visit a laundromat, there is all kinds of math involved in doing laundry. And there are all kinds of ways that children of all ages can join in the thinking and doing.
At the heart of it, graphing in the early years is about quantifying information in order to answer a question. That requires children to organize data in some visible way so that comparisons and generalizations…
Some time ago we suggested a few books that are great for exploring measurement concepts in primary grades. Now we're at it again.
A child compares two small sets of wooden cubes.
A student approximates the number of cubes in collections of increasing quantity.
A child estimates the number of cubes in a collection.
A child estimates the number of cubes in a collection.
A kindergarten student finds a way to sort cups by capacity.
A student stacks cups to organize them by size.
A child works to discover "how many more" a person has.