Survey Questions....

A favorite each year with kindergarten mathematicians is the "survey question" activity. We talk about keeping track of data, and then think of a yes/no question that we can ask. A clipboard, pencil, and walk around the school elicits a lot of data-and the children enthusiastically ask their question again and again. Some of the questions were "Do you like snowcones?" and "Do you like hamburgers and fries?"  and "Do you like video games?"

I like to ask the children if they are surprised by their results-especially if someone says "no" in answer to their question. (They always are surprised when someone has an opinion that differs from theirs).

Until Next Time,
Michele

Numbers and Data Collecting

We've continued to explore numbers 1-20 in many different ways. The kindergartners particularly enjoy number bingo, dot to dots, and other methods to explore reading numbers and sequencing numbers.

In this activity we had number cards 1-20, and created a web by rolling the end of the yarn from number to number. We had to pay close attention!

"Taking Inventory" involves grabbing a bag and counting up the number of items inside the bag.

 We are given many opportunities to practice our writing skills with number models.

 Favorite Lunch was an activity wherein we drew a picture of our favorite lunch, and then chose one item from that picture to share with others.

 After we shared our lunch pictures, we decided that our favorite items could be categorized as "sweet" and "not sweet"!


Until Next Time,
Michele