Combining Numbers and Story Problems

We continue to refine our number knowledge and practice writing and using numbers. The children tried their hand at combining numbers 1 to 6 with dice to color in a number bow, and counting up the items in a bag (more than 10) to take inventory. We wrote and practiced number story problems, and the children wrote their own problems to act out together. Active and happy math fun!

how many ways can you show 11?

taking inventory

this child gave herself the added challenge of counting every dot!

number bow

trying adding on a number line

three potatoes, and two more came along, making ?

four rocks were playing hopscotch, and two more came along

New Games and Numbers

We used tiles to create designs of the numbers 7, 8, 9, and 10, and looked at differences and similarities. We learned a new game called "collect 15" that required rolling 1/2/3 dice and adding together numbers until we got fifteen. The children are learning to work together to add the numbers, and could also choose to work by themselves.
Until Next Time,
Michele

making designs to glue to the chart

ready to glue!

collect fifteen together

or work by yourself!

Using Numbers!

toss the chips

making designs that follow rules

making designs with six tiles

racing bears includes a lot of counting!

early enthusiasm for the game!

This week we were introduced to number notation as well as decomposing numbers in different ways. The children played games such as "racing bears" and "toss the chips", both of which asked in a playful way for numbers to be made into parts. For "toss the chips" the children had a set number of chips with red/yellow sides, and would toss them and count how many yellows and how many reds out of the total, and record their answer. In "racing bears" the object is to race bears along a column using dice to move them, and gather buttons as each bear reaches the end. We also constructed designs of a number of square tiles using a one inch grid, and needed to follow rules; sides needed to touch and the design needed to hold together as one shape.

Until next time,
Michele