by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Jul 24, 2021 | all ages/adaptable, counting and cardinality
This mindful activity starts with looking out into the world, listening, touching, and smelling all that’s different, and ends with looking within and describing a feeling. Materials: An environment to explore with multiple senses Instructions: The basic...
by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Sep 18, 2020 | counting and cardinality, kindergarten, pre-kindergarten
Counting is usually a visual activity – we look and point as we count the objects in front of us. What if we engage the sense of hearing, and make it into a listening game? This activity includes both in-person and online activities for remote learning. Materials: A...
by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Sep 16, 2020 | kindergarten, measurement & data, pre-kindergarten
Comparison is an important early childhood math concept, and in everyday life, children like to compare quantity (more or less), size (bigger or smaller), height (taller or shorter), and length (longer or shorter). In this activity, we compare the speed of objects...
by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Sep 14, 2020 | all ages/adaptable, geometry
Geometry is always one of my favorite units to teach as it is so hands-on! One activity my students always love is making 3D cubes. It requires minimal materials that you may already have at home or in your classroom. This activity engages the sense of touch (tactile...
by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Sep 4, 2020 | geometry, grade 1, kindergarten, pre-kindergarten
If you’ve ever gotten a good workout with resistance bands, you know how much it engages your muscles! Making shapes with resistance bands not only provides gross motor movement opportunities but also engages the sensory receptors in muscles. Children enjoy...
by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Aug 3, 2020 | geometry, grade 1, kindergarten, numbers & operations in base 10, pre-kindergarten
Wooden blocks are one of the most popular materials during choice time! This activity is best suited for the middle of the school year, when children need fresh ideas and a new perspective on familiar materials. It heightens the children’s awareness of shapes,...
by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Jul 31, 2020 | geometry, grade 1, kindergarten, numbers & operations in base 10, pre-kindergarten
In this activity, children built on their prior knowledge of geometry and created shapes with their bodies. Through teamwork and mathematical discussions, the children started with identifying and creating shapes, and ended with a delightful discovery of shape...
by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Jul 20, 2020 | counting and cardinality, kindergarten, numbers & operations in base 10, pre-kindergarten
Dice games are a fun and engaging way to practice number recognition, counting, subitizing, and one-to-one correspondence. To engage the whole body, make the dice big and play movement games! All you will need to make the dice is a cube-shaped tissue box and paper to...
by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Jul 20, 2020 | all ages/adaptable, counting and cardinality, geometry, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3 & up, kindergarten, operations & algebraic thinking, pre-kindergarten
Engage the whole family to design your own whole body math games, draw them on your sidewalk with chalk, and invite everyone in your neighborhood to play! This activity was a collaboration with my neighbors, ages 6 and 9, who you will see introducing the games in the...
by Yvonne Liu-Constant | Jul 20, 2020 | geometry, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3 & up, kindergarten, pre-kindergarten
This activity offers the opportunity to scale up the study of geometric shapes. Tape makes nice straight lines and neat corners that don’t move (unlike string, which we also tried) so it is very gratifying, especially for students who may struggle to draw shapes...
