Recently I have been reading books about play including
The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally
and
Learning Through Play
. I have also been following several blogs on
Facebook that have inspired me to include more play with learning. Today I want to share with you one of my first attempts at including more open ended play in math class. I put together this tray of items and sat with kids as they explored the materials and thought about math. I tried this out with kids ranging from age 4 to age 8. The pictures below will show you some of the ways the kids used these materials.
Materials List
Bingo chips
Colored match sticks
Number buttons
Assorted number diceDot dice
Foam beads
Coins
Play Dough
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Ready to go! I grabbed this sectioned tray at the Dollar Tree |
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Representations of 5. I love the tally marks and the way they used the dot dice to leave an impression on the dough |
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A student asked me to draw a 10 frame for them. Then he played roll and build using the bingo chips and a dot dice. After a bit he realized that he was never getting any numbers bigger than 6 and investigated the die to figure out why. |
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A young lady investigation the dot dice. She is practicing subitizing, one to one correspondence, fine motor skills and putting numbers in order. |
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