Connections Pre-K Sampler

Well-organized, explicit instruction is the heart of the MovingwithMath LearningSystem. The curriculum is designed to connect hands-on activities to visual representations in the student book and then to themore abstract symbols ofmath. Guided activity. Teacher guides activities that relate the new concept to visual representations, workmat constructions, drawings, and problem-solving. Here students are asked tomatch sets of objects towritten numerals. Activities like this one assist students inmaking the transition from a hands-on, concrete understandingofmath concepts to amore abstract understanding. Extended activity. Teacher releases students to learning centers for activities that reinforce the new math concept. These activitiesmay include center-based activities related to science, art, music, or reading and writing. Learning-center activities are fun, active, and help ‘clinch’ themath concept. Skill Builders may be assigned for additional skill development, targeted practice, or fluency building. Flip-FlopBook Skill Builders 5-2 Help students assemble a flip-flop book using the picture here as a guide.Write the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on the front flaps. Place the matching number of dots under each flap. Have students use the book like flash cards. They can leave all of the flaps down but one and see the quantity of the number, or they can lift all of the flaps up, count the dots, then check their answer. This is especially helpful with special needs students. 1 2 3 5 11 Apply theconcept Extend, reinforce theconcept 2 3 55 ©MathTeachers Press, Inc.Reproduction by anymeans is strictly prohibited. 5 4 Name ________________________________________________________________ Draw lines tomatch. step step