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 | 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...
