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Table 6: Mathematical resources in the Classroom

Discuss possibilities for implementing activities using these resources with your peer

List of resources that target specific mathematical skills and concepts in the school

Mathematical Resources Mathematics Skill / Concept that can be developed Exploring on possible activities to develop
found in the preschool with it. mathematical skills and concepts using these
classroom: materials

 Sorting, matching according to  we bring a card with a number

color; patterns; copying and the child should count
patterns from these cubes to know the
number

 counting
 The child should complete the
pattern depend of the color if
the cubes

Unifix cubes

 counting  We give a child a number and

he has to count how many
circle he should move until he
get to the number

Abacus
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Foam shapes of  Fitting all the shapes together  The student should know the
Various sizes, difference between the shapes
 Naming shapes: circle, square, and put each shape that has
rectangle, hexagon the same shape together

 Naming colors: red, blue,  They should know how many

yellow, green, purple corner and sides in each
shapes

 The student should see each

shape and say the name of
each shape

shapes, colours

 Counting  They have the shape of the

 Calculating include: addition,
subtraction
bug and numbers and black
circles and they will put the
black circle on the bugs wing
and use addition or
subtraction to solve it

Addition Bug

 Comparing size – “ Bigger /,  They have to see the

smaller ” xylophone and ask them were
is the biggest and were is the
smallest

Xylophone