Hello, Happy Bunnies parents and Friends, we are entering our third week of the Awesome Me theme. This week, we will be socializing with our friends and the people around us.
We will also play and, through play, gain some cool math skills. It is important for “mathematicians” to learn how to identify attributes (characteristics) before they can sort and classify.
Children will begin by identifying one characteristic about a friend:
Paul has a blue shirt. We will introduce the word attributes as they describe the people and things around them. During this theme, children will notice color, shape, and size attributes. They will also use position words (over, under, beside, behind)to describe an object’s location.
You can do this at home: Play a simple guessing game to encourage your child to notice attributes. Place three stuffed animals on the bed. Present the challenge:
Show me the red animal.
Or which animal has long ears? Add an attribute as your child becomes familiar with the game. For example, place three different bowls on the table.
Or which animal has long ears? Add an attribute as your child becomes familiar with the game. For example, place three different bowls on the table.
Present the challenge: Which bowl is white and has stars? Encourage your child to follow directions to move on, under, behind, and beside a chair or footstool. This is great positional word practice.
