The Crazy Pre-K Classroom

As a Pre-K teacher I approach math a bit differently than my Elementary Teacher Friends. While Elementary is mostly focused on numbers and operations the pre-k classroom is focused on concepts that will build math knowledge leading to the operations. Below I have posted some pictures of a math concept packet that my class has just completed. Here my students completed a matching worksheet that builds visual discrimination skills, a key concept in math. Counting, grouping, matching and sorting are all essential skills used in lifelong learning. Here my students have placed bugs in order from smallest to largest. Ordering by size, classification by detail and the concept of left to right are not only essential to math but reading as well. Here my students are classifying by detail, this in particular is by number of legs. Visual discrimination, counting and grouping are all used here on one sheet. Colors are also considered in early childhood math lessons. Patterns, matching, co...