Category: Math & Play for Babies

Module 11 Activity #1: Math Skills 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 Online

Watch 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:

  1. What specific math skills/concepts from Geist (2009) could a baby develop from your toy?
  2. How will the toy help the baby develop those math skills?
  3. What math skills from Geist (2009) are the babies in the video developing? How?
  4. What can infant teacher do to help babies develop math skills?
  5. 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?
  6. 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?

Module 11 Activity #2: Play & Toys

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 using specific information from the readings and videos:

  1. What play materials support infant development?
  2. How specifically do the play materials support infant development?
  3. How should infant teachers engage and play with babies to support their development?
  4. Use specific information from each of the readings and the video to support your answer.

Math & Play for Infants: Self-Reflection

At Week 16 of the semester you will monitor your progress towards achieving your goals. Your learning, growth and progress towards achieving your goals will help to determine your grade for ECE 209. To monitor your progress towards meeting you goals,  answer the questions below at the end of each module to document your progress over the semester.

  • What did you learn in this week’s modules for ECE 209-Lecture and Seminar that connects to your goals?
    • Information/ knowledge
    • Skills
    • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
  • How will the material from these modules help and support you to meet your goals