Tagged as: Gesture
Series: Ideas at Work
Math at Your Fingertips: Songs and Fingerplays for Preschoolers
May 27, 2020
Do you remember enjoying fingerplay songs like 5 Little Monkeys or Un Elefante Se Balanceaba when you were young? You may not have realized that sharing these songs is a great way to bring math to life.
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags En Español, Family Math, Games, Gesture
Series: Focus on the Child January 29, 2019
Many Ways to See How Many
Regardless of how high a preschooler can rote count, a child’s sense of what those numbers actually mean develops gradually. We call this understanding number sense, and it requires relating numbers to real quantities.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Estimation, Unifix Cubes, Subitizing, Gesture, Dot cards
Series: Focus on the Lesson June 12, 2015
Which Holds More?
This video from our Focus on the Lesson series demonstrates an activity for teaching capacity in kindergarten and preschool. Students look at two containers and try to determine which one would hold more liquid.
- Topic: Measurement, Data Analysis
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags English Language Learner, Gesture, Capacity
Series: Focus on the Child June 11, 2015
Comparing Quantity with Child 4
A child compares two small sets of wooden cubes.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 4, Comparing, English Language Learner, Gesture
Series: Focus on the Child November 3, 2014
Composing Shapes through Gesture with Child 10
This pre-k English Language Learner uses gesture to articulate math ideas while putting together a shape puzzle.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags English Language Learner, Gesture, Correction, Child 10, Grit
Series: Ideas at Work August 8, 2014
6 Tips When Discussing Math with the English Language Learner
Math, with its own set of unique vocabulary, can sometimes be a difficult subject for non-native speakers of English.
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags English Language Learner, Gesture
Series: Focus on the Child April 5, 2013
Comparing Quantity with Child 5
A kindergarten student uses blocks to make groups that are larger than, smaller than, and equal to the instructor's set.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Gesture, Child 5
Series: Focus on the Child February 24, 2013
Recognizing Shapes with Child 10
A child identifies two-dimensional shapes.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags English Language Learner, Gesture, Child 10
Series: Focus on the Child February 16, 2013
Using Direction Words to Describe Movement of Objects with Child 12
In this video, a preschool-age English Language Learner uses direction words to tell a story about finding a lost teddy bear.
- Topic: Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Animals, English Language Learner, Gesture, Child 12
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