What's the BIG Idea | Activity kit 11

MATH & SCIENCE LITERACY CONNECTIONS

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This kit is part of the What's The BIG Idea? series and contains:

- one set of counters

- one set of Mother Goose Programs Function Cards

- instructional manual

- Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young

What do young children learn when they make sets?

They recognize and name written numerals.
They count with understanding and recognize "how many" in sets of objects.
They use terms such as more, less, fewer and equal.
They begin to understand addition and subtraction.
The begin to make number sentences (equations).

The goal of this What’s the BIG Idea? kit:

To provide a general, basic understanding of counting, numbers and number sentences while reading books, making observations and doing hands-on investigations.

$34.99

Making sets stimulates children's interest in the skills and concepts that are essential to understanding both science and mathematics. As children make sets they are practicing important math and science skills.

Reading picture books and doing hands-on activities strengthen children’s math concepts and skills as you ask open-ended questions, encourage children to explain what they’re doing and provide many experiences with the same number or operation, such as doing many different activities using one number or making and counting sets with a variety of manipulative materials.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0514746. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.