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Veteran Master TeachersMarch 2013
A New Look at New Jersey’s Preschool Mathematics
Standards
Why Revise Our Preschool Math Standards?Align with the Common CoreProvide a coherent mathematical roadmap
PK-12Emphasize how preschool math content
connects with kindergartenProvide more clarity about the math that
preschoolers should be experiencing Give guidance to teachers so they can teach
content more deeplyGive guidance to teachers so they can teach
children more purposefully
Common Core Math in KindergartenPrimary Emphasis:
Counting and CardinalityKnow number names and the count sequenceCount to tell the number of objectsCompare numbers
Operations and Algebraic ThinkingUnderstand addition as putting together and
adding toUnderstand subtraction as taking apart and
taking fromNumber and Operations in Base Ten
Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundation for place value
Common Core Math in Kindergarten
Secondary Emphasis:Measurement and Data
Describe and compare measurable attributesClassify and count the number of objects in
categories
GeometryIdentify and describe shapesAnalyze, compare, create, and compose
shapes
Core Goals in Kindergarten
Instructional time should focus on:
Representing, relating, and operating on whole numbers, initially with sets of objects
Describing shapes and space
And:
More learning time in kindergarten should be devoted to number than to other topics
Common Core Math Standards for Mathematical Practice
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Reason abstractly and quantitativelyConstruct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of othersModel with mathematicsUse appropriate tools strategicallyAttend to precisionLook for and make use of structureLook for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Translating for Preschool:Thinking About Our Thinking
Problem SolvingReasoningCommunicatingConnectingRepresenting
New Jersey’s Revised Preschool Math Standards
4.1: Children begin to demonstrate an understanding of number and counting.
4.2: Children demonstrate an initial understanding of numerical operations.
4.3: Children begin to conceptualize measurable attributes of objects.
4.4: Children develop spatial and geometric sense.
4.1: Children begin to demonstrate an understanding of number and counting.
4.2: Children demonstrate an initial understanding of numerical operations.
4.3: Children begin to conceptualize measurable attributes of objects.
4.4: Children develop spatial and geometric sense.
Triangles
Form two groups at your tableWork collaboratively with the people in
your group. Use the paper clips to make triangles.
BIG IdeasContent Strand Big Idea
Number and Operations Number names allow us to tell how many are in a set.
Measurement Comparisons can show which is bigger, but they have to be fair.
Geometry Two shapes can be combined to make another shape.
Algebra A single collection of objects can always be sorted in more than one way.
Data Analysis Collecting and organizing data makes it easier to answer questions.
Learning Paths
Applying the Revised Preschool Standards…
Young children are eager, curious and capable of learning mathematics.
Teachers must understand the BIG ideas of math within the Standards
Preschool classrooms must resound with intentional teaching that mathematizes children’s daily experiences.
…means
Teaching deeplySelecting topics/activities with intentionEmbedding the practice standardsMaking use of the learning trajectories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsDY6qftzQk
Resourceshttp://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements/m
athematicsNAEYC/NCTM position statement on Early Childhood Mathematics: Promoting Good Beginnings
Teaching and Learning Math: The Learning Trajectories Approach by Douglas H. Clements and Julie A. Sarama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV85P07K1mU
The Building Blocks of Math: Lessons from Research, featuring Dr. Doug Clements