Original Project.

1. Math Activities
CDEC 2307 Math & Science For Early Childhood
Fall 2010
Xiomara Jones

2. • Matching
• Numbers
• Classifying
• Comparing
• Shape
• Space
• Parts/Whole
• Ordering
• Measurements
• Graphing
Math Activities

3. Matching
• One-to-One Correspondence
• Method: Interview
• Skill: Child exhibits one-to-one correspondence
• Materials:
• 10 count colored egg carton.
• 10 plastic eggs.
• Procedure: Each colored egg can be matched to a
similarly colored part of the carton.The child is
provided the set and then asked to put the eggs
back after being dumped onto the table.
• Evaluation: The student should be able to match
the eggs with their holders according to the color.
• Instructional Resource: Charlesworth, R., and
Lind, K. K. (2010). Math and Science For Young
Children( 6th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage
Learning.

4. Matching

5. Numbers
• Match Numbers to Dots
• Method: Observation, individuals or groups.
• Skill: Children demonstrate the ability to count dots
and to match them to numbers.
• Materials:
• Ten halves of cut out paper cars, numbered from 1 to
10.
• The corresponding ten halves with dots on them.
• Procedure: Place the halved, numbered cars on the
board and mix up the corresponding halves on the
table. Encourage the children to match the two halves
of each quantity.
• Evaluation: Children should match the numbers with
their respective quantity of dots.
• Instructional Resource: Charlesworth, R., and Lind, K.
K. (2010). Math and Science For Young Children (6th
ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage Learning.

6. Numbers

7. Classifying
• Sorting
• Method: Observation, individuals or
groups.
• Skill: Children identify characteristics of
the shells.
• Materials:
• Different kind of seashells.
• Clear plastic containers.
• Procedure: Provide the children the five
types of seashells to sort through.
• Evaluation: Children will group together
the seashells according to common
characteristics.
• Instructional Resource: Charlesworth, R.,
and Lind, K. K. (2010). Math and Science
For Young Children (6th ed.). Clifton Park,
NY: Cengage Learning.

8. Classifying

9. Comparing
• Big and Small
• Method: Observation, individuals or
groups.
• Skill: Children will demonstrate the ability
to compare.
• Materials:
• Big seashells and small seashells.
• Clear plastic containers.
• Procedure: Provide the students with the
mixed jumble of differently sized seashells.
• Evaluation: Children will compare the
shells and separate them into their
respective groups for size.
• Instructional Resource: Charlesworth, R.,
and Lind, K. K. (2010). Math and Science
For Young Children (6th ed.). Clifton Park,
NY: Cengage Learning.

10. Comparing

11. Shape
• Build 3-D Geometric Shapes.
• Method: Observation, individuals or
groups.
• Skill: Children will be able to make prisms
or cubes.
• Materials:
• Wooden geometric shapes.
• Magformer 3-D magnetic building set.
• Procedure: Place before the children both
the 3-D and the wooden geometric shapes.
• Evaluation: Copying the wooden shapes,
students will make 3 dimensional shapes.
• Instructional Resource: Chalesworth, R.,
and Lind, K. K. (2010). Math and Science
For Young Children (6th ed.). Clifton Park,
NY: Cengage Learning.

12. Shape

13. Space
• Mapping
• Method: Observation, individuals or groups.
• Skill: Children’s sense of space.
• Materials:
• Toy cars.
• Wooden bridges.
• Illustrated neighborhood map.
• Procedure: Provide the children with the materials and
encourage them to play with toys cars on an illustrated
neighborhood map while using spatial terminology.
• Evaluation: Children will experiment with distance,
organization and direction through mapping of make
believe neighborhood, and use words like: under, over, far,
near, behind, in front of, away from, in, out, etcetera.
• Instructional Resourse: Charlesworth, R., and Lind, K. K.
(2010). Math and Science For Young Children (6th ed.).
Clifton Park, NY: Cengage Learning.

14. Space

15. Parts/Whole
• Half parts combine to make one whole.
• Method: Observation, individuals or groups.
• Skill: Children have the ability to make a whole
by using the parts.
• Material:
• Halved wooden geometric shapes.
• Procedure: Place all the pieces on the table in
front of the students and encourage them to make
geometric wholes using the halves.
• Evaluation: Children unite parts to make a whole,
such as two semicircles to make a circle, two
triangles to make a square or a rectangle.
• Instructional Resource: Charlesworth, R., and
Lind, K. K. (2010). Math and Science For Young
Children (6th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage
Learning.

16. Parts/Whole

17. Ordering
• Pattern
• Method: Observation, individuals or groups.
• Skill: Children will have the ability to make
patterns through deliberate ordering.
• Materials:
• Multi-colored unifix cubes.
• Procedure: All the unifix cubes are placed on the
table in a mixed pile and students are
encouraged to make patterns.
• Evaluation: Children must make as many
patterns as possible.
• Instructional Resource: Charlesworth, R., and
Lind, K. K. (2010). Math and Science For Young
Children (6th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage
Learning.

18. Ordering

19. Measurements
• Volume
• Method: Observation, individuals or groups.
• Skill: Children demonstrate their ability to measure
informally.
• Materials:
• Pinto beans
• Scoop
• Cup
• Clear plastic containers
• Procedure: Children will receive the materials.
Encourage them to fill up the containers.
• Evaluation: Children should find out how many
scoopfuls or cupfuls of beans they need to fill
differently sized containers.
• Instructional Resource: Charlesworth, R., and Lind, K.
K. (2010). Math and Science For Young Children (6th
ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage Learning.

20. Measurements

21. Graphing
• Favorite things as a subject.
• Method: Observation, individuals or groups.
• Skill: Children will, through graphing, count
quantities.
• Materials:
• Paper graph
• Paper cut out illustrations.
• Tape
• Procedure: Place the graph on the board and spread
the cut-out illustrations of the fast foods on the table.
Encourage them to choose their favorite one.
• Evaluation: Children should choose their favorite fast
food and place a graphic representation under where
the corresponding name is found. Children will
observe which food is the most popular in the
classroom.
• Instructional Resource: Charlesworth, R., and Lind, K.
K. (2010). Math and Science For Young Children (6th
ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage Learning.

22. Graphing

23. Graphing