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Math Activities and Materials
Math in Daily Events
Understanding Written Numbers
Math Materials
General ECERS-3
100
This is what we want all children to be in all activities.
Engaged.
100
The children in room 3 are getting ready to go outside. Tammy Teacher says:" I am going to count to 3. If you are not ready by then, we will sit back down and skip outside time." This example of using math in daily events would receive this score.
What is one?
100
This term is used across the Activities subscale and means that children can reach and use materials by themselves or have assistance from the teacher if they require it due to limitations due to the age or ability of a child.
What is accessible?
100
This is the number of instances you must observe staff having positive interactions with children to meet indicator 3.2, item #29.
What is 2?
100
This Illinois specific definition means children are taken out daily if the temperature is between 25-90 degrees without weather alerts.
What is weather permitting?
200
What score would you receive if staff was never observed to show the children how to use math materials or participate when materials are used in play.
What is a a score of one?
200
This is how you can engage a child conversations about math in the water area.
Responses will vary and will be judged by moderator.
200
These are the 4 types of fine motor materials as defined in item #19.
What are small building toys, art materials, manipulatives, and puzzles?
200
When is it recommended that you score item #30 during your observation?
What is close to the end of the observation?
200
This term means that children actually experience (or live) each day in terms of how time is used.
What is schedule?
300
Ways staff can participate in math activities with children during Work Time.
Responses will vary and at the moderator will judge accuracy.
300
Name five parts of the daily routine during which you should encourage math learning.
What are.... (any part of the daily routine will do)
300
These are the 3 types of blocks as defined in item #22.
What are unit blocks, large hollow blocks, and homemade blocks?
300
Instances of waiting for long periods, lengthy large group time, sharing toys/materials, thinking children are misbehaving versus misunderstanding when they make a mistake.
What are inappropriate expectations for children?
300
This term means 1/3 of a program's operating hours.
What is substantial portion of the day?
400
The reason we might sing "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" using hand motions
What is it is important to encourage children to use their fingers to represent numbers?
400
This how yo can encourage measurement during the daily routine.
Responses will vary and will be judged by moderator.
400
These are the 5 categories of art materials as defined in item #20.
What are drawing materials, paint materials, 3D materials, collage materials, and tools?
400
This term means that staff notice and validate a child's feelings, even if the child is showing emotions that are considered unacceptable, such as anger or impatience.
What is a sympathetic response?
400
An environment where each child can find a satisfying challenge within the free play environment, and when finished, find another interesting thing to do has these in it.
What are varied materials?
500
Two of the three math material categories required in each classroom.
What are counting/comparing sizes/fractions familiarity with shapes
500
Teacher Tammy wants to engage children in learning about shapes. There are circle and rectangle tables in her classroom. This is a transition she can use to achieve her goal.
What is...(something similar to) If you sit at the circle table, for SG, please move like your favorite animal to your table. If you sit at the rectangle, for SG, please move like your favorite animal to your table...
500
This is the amount of time children are permitted to use TV, video and/or computers to meet indicator 3.3, item #27 that aligns with the recommendation in "Caring For Our Children" from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
What is 30 minutes per week up to 15 minutes per day per child?
500
This term means that the content of the talk originates with children's actions or what they say to meet indicator 7.1, item #29.
What are ideas related to their play?
500
Meals/snacks, nap/rest, toileting/diapering and other personal care items fall in this category in indicator 5.3, item #36.
What are routines?