I’ll start every class with a book- one you are welcome to use, but not in assignments B or C! Why? To show you how to connect what you already do to math & science. Each book I’ve chosen melds with the units we are studying that day. Why this book? Units 17 & 18 – unit 18 includes volume http://childrensbooksguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/book_themitten.jpg
Small to big, fat to skinny, light to dark, etc.
Small to big, fat to skinny, light to dark, etc.
Small to big, fat to skinny, light to dark, etc.
Can someone give me a definition? I’m not overly thrilled with the one by the authors.
Get out weight set, sound set, animal set, uni. Block set, cuisenaire set, spread around the room. Have them rotate from station to station and create activities that address seriation, double seriation or patterning for either preoperational or concrete operational periods of development.
Play & imitates- with measuring spoons, cups, rulers, etc. Pours sand, water, rice, pasta, [volume] lifts & moves things [weight] who can reach things [length] prefers hot or cold water for bath or drinking [temperature] Comparisons- well underway by preoperational stage : bigger/smaller, heavier/ lighter, longer/shorter, hotter/colder. Arbitrary units- coffee cups for volume, tooth picks for length, Standard unit- not all thumbs are created equal- can’t use a ‘thumb’ to measure consistently.
Play & imitates- with measuring spoons, cups, rulers, etc. Pours sand, water, rice, pasta, [volume] lifts & moves things [weight] who can reach things [length] prefers hot or cold water for bath or drinking [temperature] Comparisons- well underway by preoperational stage : bigger/smaller, heavier/ lighter, longer/shorter, hotter/colder. Arbitrary units- coffee cups for volume, tooth picks for length, Standard unit- not all thumbs are created equal- can’t use a ‘thumb’ to measure consistently.
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. Cinco de Mayo- may 5 th ,marks an initial victory in battle by mexicans over the french. It isn’t Mexico’s indep. Day- that is Sept 16th
Not tangeble- they cannot touch it- makes it very nebulous – lasterday ‘sawyer’s term for anything that has happened before. Non-linear: an hour, day, week has no meaning- ‘tomorrow after I wake up from my nap’ meaning later today Multi-directional: ‘when I am a little baby again’ thinking that they can grow both bigger and smaller
Personal experience: when I am big [later] Social activity: snack always happens before outside play time at preschool Cultural time: clocks & calendars, usually not truly grasped until concrete operational period [however they can still memorize its pieces]
Personal experience: when I am big [later] Social activity: snack always happens before outside play time at preschool Cultural time: clocks & calendars, usually not truly grasped until concrete operational period [however they can still memorize its pieces]
Personal experience: when I am big [later] Social activity: snack always happens before outside play time at preschool Cultural time: clocks & calendars, usually not truly grasped until concrete operational period [however they can still memorize its pieces]
Personal experience: when I am big [later] Social activity: snack always happens before outside play time at preschool Cultural time: clocks & calendars, usually not truly grasped until concrete operational period [however they can still memorize its pieces]
Personal experience: when I am big [later] Social activity: snack always happens before outside play time at preschool Cultural time: clocks & calendars, usually not truly grasped until concrete operational period [however they can still memorize its pieces]
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. Cinco de Mayo- may 5 th ,marks an initial victory in battle by mexicans over the french. It isn’t Mexico’s indep. Day- that is Sept 16th
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. Cinco de Mayo- may 5 th ,marks an initial victory in battle by mexicans over the french. It isn’t Mexico’s indep. Day- that is Sept 16th