Contents
Module Objectives
In this module you will:
- Recognize the importance of embedding math in infant classrooms
- Analyze how play materials support infants to develop math concepts
- Evaluate what math concepts are embedded in an infant classroom observation
Activity #1: Math for Babies
Read Geist (2009) and Greenberg (2012). Complete this handout as you read the articles.
Geist (2009)Greenberg (2012)
Find the toy associated with your name
Math Materials OnlineWatch this video:
Review the developmental milestone for an 18-month-old baby
Watch this video of 18-month-old babies (pick 1 child to focus on)
Answer the questions below using information from the readings and handout:
- What specific math skills/concepts from Geist (2009) could a baby develop from your toy?
- How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
- What math skills from Geist (2009) are the babies in the video developing? How?
- What can infant teacher do to help babies develop math skills?
- Which 18-month-old did you focus on (indicate the color of their child’s short)? What cognitive, social/emotional, physical/motor, and language/communication developmental milestones is the 18-month-old baby in the video demonstrating? How?
- How is the 18-month-old’s cognitive, social/emotional, physical/motor, and language/communication development different from the 1-year-old baby that you observed in?
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Activity #2: Play
Read Guyton (2011) and Shabazian & LiSoga (2014). Complete this handout as you read the articles.
Guyton (2011) Shabazian & LiSoga (2014)Watch Let’s Talk About Following the Baby video. Complete this handout as you watch the video
Answer the question below:
- What play materials support infant development?
- How specifically do the play materials support infant development?
- How should infant teachers engage and play with babies to support their development?
- Use specific information from each of the readings and the video to support your answer.
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Activity #3: Self-Reflection
At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 209 based on your self-assessment of what you have learned. In preparation for your self-assessment, answer the questions below; you will answer these questions at the end of each module so you have a record of what you have learned over the semester. You can answer the questions here on Open Lab or create a journal on Blackboard (which would be private).
- What did you learn in this module?
- Information/ knowledge
- Skills
- Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
- How will the material from this module better prepare you to work with infants?
