preschool/ k independent math

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  • December 20, 2013 at 8:21 pm
    retrofam
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    My preschooler just turned 5 and wants to work on math independently during playtime. She can’t read yet, and I prefer to avoid workbooks, but not sure what to use. Any ideas?

    December 20, 2013 at 8:26 pm
    curlywhirly
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    My kiddos like to use counters- pennys, beans, buttons, etc. They work on one to one correspondence, addition and subtraction, sorting, etc. Also, the book Family Math by   Jean Kerr Stenmark is great for these types of activities, and more.

    December 21, 2013 at 12:10 am
    nerakr
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    Maybe some file folder games such as these:

    filefolderfun.com

    Also try Confessions of a Homeschooler for some ideas.

    December 21, 2013 at 1:31 pm
    retrofam
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    Thanks for the great ideas! I am excited to implement them. I like the file folder games.

    December 22, 2013 at 2:06 am
    ServingwithJoy
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    I have used almost all of the manipulatives from Saxon math that I bought about 8 years ago with all my children. The manipulatives we use daily/weekly at the kindergarten level are:

    Big calendar

    Clock with movable hands

    Counting Bears (make up stories, etc)

    Blocks/stacking cubes

    Beans

    Abacus

    Dice

    Coins

    Magnetic Shape puzzles

    Pegboards with rubber bands

    100’s chart

    Any good book of math games or a video like “Mathtacular” can help you teach games/activities that your kindergartner can then pursue in her free time.

    I often find my five year old clapping hands for ‘odds’ and lap for ‘evens’ or counting by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, etc…things we practiced once or twice but he meditates on and practices because they interest him :-).

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