Read Geist (2009) and Greenberg (2012). Complete this handout as you read the articles.
Geist (2009)Greenberg (2012)
Review the Power Point. I narrate the Power Point in this video
Find the toy associated with your name
Math Materials OnlineAnswer the questions below:
- What specific math skills/ concepts from the Geist (2009) and the Power Point could a baby develop from your toy?
- How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
Answer the questions below:
1. What specific math skills/ concepts from the Geist (2009) and the Power Point could a baby develop from your toy?
2. How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
1. Answer: to strengthen their hand-eye coordination, fine motor and problem-solving skills, as well develop their vocabulary knowledge (being able to identify and name shapes)
2. Answer: introduce early math concepts like shapes and spatial awareness, and can encourage problem solving and organizational skills.
Janate — Thanks for your comment. The shape sorter supports spatial awareness. I wonder, how does the shape sorter support understanding relationships between concrete materials?
1.What specific math skills/ concepts from the Geist (2009) and the Power Point could a baby develop from your toy?
Answer: the specific math skills/concept that books/songs baby could develop is patterns. This allows children to observe, listen, recognize and repeat relationships and can introduce beginning number concepts to children who are preverbal. (Geist ,2009)
2.How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
Answer: books/songs help the baby develop make skills by recognizing and creating repetition of objects, events, colors, lines, texture, and sounds.
Lacoya — Thanks for your comment. Your books support patterns with its repetition. I wonder, how does the “5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” support numeracy?
1. “To make patterns, a child must create specific relationships between the objects. For example, a child might alternate colors (red, blue, red, blue), sizes (large, small, small, large), or numerical patterns (1 block, 2 blocks, 1 blocks, 2 blocks); preform a dance that repeats a movement; or repeat a song with a specific rhythmic pattern” (Geist 2009).
2. The toys wills help the baby develop by recognizing patterns, numbers, songs, and colors.
Tamia — Thanks for your comment. The books foster numeracy and understanding relationships between concrete materials. I wonder, how can the books promote symbolic awareness?
What specific math skills/ concepts from the Geist (2009) and the Power Point could a baby develop from your toy?
How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
1) the baby can develop patterns, and numeracy with the musical toy.
2) The toy can help baby develop math skills by repetition in activities, singing and dancing.
Tamaris — Thanks for your comment. Musical instruments can promote numeracy and patterns. I wonder, how could musical instruments support understanding of relationships between concrete materials?
What specific math skills/ concepts from the Geist (2009) and the Power Point could a baby develop from your toy?
Collecting and organizing would be something a baby learns being able to stack the the rings in a order where they feel comfortable.
How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
They will be able to learn sizes, big to smaller.
Cindy — Thanks for your comment. The ring stackers helps babies with sizes and organization. I wonder, how does the ring stacker support understanding concrete relationships between materials?
1) What specific math skills/ concepts from the Geist (2009) and the Power Point could a baby develop from your toy?
The baby could develop numeral with the toy material. As mentioned in Geist reading, instructments are played in a number sequences and as mentioned in the article it goes something like 1,2,1,2.
2) How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
The toy helps the baby develop and recognize the repetition in numbers in a fun way.
Eunice — Thanks for your comment. Musical instruments help babies with numeracy and patterns. I wonder, can they also help babies with any other math concepts?
1)What specific math skills/ concepts from the Geist (2009) and the Power Point could a baby develop from your toy?
From my laundry basket toy babies can develop order and sequence. Babies and adults are counting together how many clothes can fit. Children will also develop size recognition.
2)How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
Children will develop number and operations by counting together the pieces of clothing or objects that are being thrown inside. The size and shape of the basket will help children their Shape & spatial relationships. When the laundry basket is filled and children try to lift or push it will help children with their measurement skill.
Patty,
Thanks for your comment. The laundry basket helps babies with relationships between concrete materials. I wonder, how could babies learn about symbols from playing with laundry baskets?
A child can develop recognition by building blocks. Also, the creation and repetition of patterns can also help children with their mathematical development. Children can use blocks to learn colors, sizes and numbers. That is a way they learn how to count.
Grace — Thanks for your comment. Babies learn about patterns and numeracy when playing with blocks. I wonder, how would babies learn about relationships between concrete objects from playing with blocks?
Toy: Shape sorter
1. What specific math skills/ concepts from the Geist (2009) and the Power Point could a baby develop from your toy?
With a Shape sorter, an infant can learn various math skills and concepts such as patterns, symbols, and understanding relationships between concrete materials. Some of these include, matching the object with the shape, classifying what shape it is, direction, and the shape itself.
2. How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
Through a shape sorter, this toy provides the opportunity for that baby to develop those math skills by comparing and contrasting which in turn makes it easier for them to learn the many basis of future math concepts. Which includes things such as quantification and comparison in math.
Xitlaly — Thanks for your comment. Babies learn patterns, symbols, and to understand relationships between concrete materials from shape sorters. I wonder, can they learn numeracy?