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Fun with Math & Science Core Values You are your child’s first teacher.
You know your child best.
Children learn best by doing and they love doing things with YOU.
Reading is essential to school success.
Children who have many literacy experiences as toddlers and preschoolers come to school ready to learn (Allington & Walmsley, 1995) Values, attitudes and expectations held by parents and others with respect to literacy are likely to have a lasting effect on a child’s attitude about learning to read. (Snow et al., 1998, p.138)
Children become “ready to read” between 4 and 7 years old, but becoming “ready to read” starts at birth.
You are already doing activities to help your child be
Ready to
Read!
Six Skills Print Motivation I LOVE BOOKS
Print Awareness I SEE WORDS
Phonological Awareness
I HEAR WORDS AND SOUNDS
Narrative Skills I TELL STORIES
Vocabulary I KNOW WORDS
Letter Knowledge
I KNOW MY ABC’S
Five Practices
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helps build scientific curiosity about
the world.
Children are naturally curious and search for patterns.
Talk about the world Practice talking using the scientific method:
1. Ask a question. 2. Make a guess about the answer. 3. Do an experiment. 4. Make observations. 5. Draw conclusions.
Handout: Cause & Effect
Workshop Activity:
Let’s prac+ce by doing a magnifying experiment Take-‐Away Activity:
Spy Glass
When talking, think about ways to use the following vocabulary:
• observing (using senses and simple tools)
• describing (verbally or through pictorial representations)
• comparing (noting similarities and differences)
• questioning & predicting (noting expected outcomes)
• experimenting (trying an action to discover an unknown)
• reflecting (integrating new info into one’s knowledge base)
• cooperating (working together and sharing findings)
• What do you notice about this thing? • Colors, shapes, textures, parts...
• Does it remind you of anything?
• What could you do with it?
ASK QUESTIONS
AND
WAIT!
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Fun with Math & Science songs about science and math help
children build background information about the world.
Rhythms and rhymes help develop
listening and attention skills.
Active participation in music increases retention, builds
memory, and helps develop the connections in the brain.
Research handout -‐ Synaptic Density
Sing SCIENCE Songs • Our Body • Our Senses • Counting • Seasons • Planets • Water Cycle • Moon Cycle • Butterfly Cycle
Sing COUNTING Songs
• Ten in the Bed • Five Li'le Monkeys • Ants Go Marching In • Five Li'le Ducks • 10 Li&le Indians • Hickory Dickory Dickory
Dock • One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Can you think of other topics to sing about?
Workshop Activity
Let’s practice
Dem Bones
Take-‐away activity:
Straw Bones/Necklace
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is about understanding
the MEANING of words. Children learn best by hearing words spoken by the most meaningful people in their life and hearing words used in a meaningful context, i.e. during dinner, at the playground, at the library, walking around town, during bath /me.
Children's experiences with the world greatly influence their ability to comprehend what they read. Reading involves comprehending written texts. What children bring to a text influences the understandings they take away and the use they make of what is read.
• Background knowledge about the world is built from a child's experiences.
• The more limited a child's experiences the more likely he or she will have difficulty comprehending what is read.
Early Literacy: Policy and Practice in the Preschool Years By: Dorothy Strickland and Shannon Riley-‐Ayers www.readingrockets.org
Reading factual or information books helps
build
BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
Workshop Activity:
Let’s practice
A factual or information book
Take-‐Away Activity:
Hot & Cold
Handout: How to Read Non-‐Fiction Texts
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Fun with Math & Science development in the early years is about
experimenting with movement, building strength, and grasping the world around you, both literally and figuratively!
A large listening and spoken vocabulary makes it easier for a child to connect a written word to its meaning.
Workshop Activity:
Let’s practice
by counting and coloring Mardi Gras Masks Take-‐away activity:
Fun with Math
Parent Tip: For ac'vity ideas to reinforce those skills in your daily rou-nes, we also have Fun with Stories and Fun with Words and Fun with Le#ers workshops!
How many ways can you practice?
Count your blocks using hash marks
Measure your height
Make a grocery list
Count the bubbles you pop in the bath
Count the number of peas you eat
Time how long it takes you to put away your toys
Measure how high you can jump, you can reach
Count your fingers, toes, eyes, nose
Stack blocks and measure how high
Sort and label , with pictures or words
Let’s think of other ways!
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helps your child
experiment!
Workshop Activity:
Let’s practice
With Static Electricity
Take-‐away Activity:
Play Dough/Fun Mixtures
WHAT IS A Sensory Tub???
Handout: STEM Tools at Home Research: Children have a natural tendency to enjoy observing and thinking about nature (Eshach & Fried, 2005; Ramey-‐Gassert,
1997). Young children are motivated to explore the world around them, and early science experiences can capitalize on this inclination (French, 2004). Developmentally appropriate engagement with quality science learning experiences is vital to help children understand the world, collect and organize information, apply and test ideas, and develop positive attitudes toward science (Eshach & Fried, 2005) {Teaching Science During the Early Years – Trundle 2009}
The Whole of Science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday
thinking.
-‐-‐Albert Einstein
One of best ways to play with science & math is in the KITCHEN!
Use Recipes, Describe Steps
Measure Ingredients
Predict changes during mixing, cooking, baking
Observe changes in color, texture, form
Cooperate by doing steps together, taking turns, being safe with hot & sharp things
Experiment with substitute steps or ingredients
Reflect by enjoying your creation and talking about what made it so great!