TASK 6: Mathematical resources in the Classroom

Mathematical Resources found in the preschool classroom:	Mathematics Skill / Concept that can be developed with it.	Exploring on possible activities to develop mathematical skills and concepts using these materials
Multilink	Counting, calculating including ‘more / less than;’ addition, subtraction. Comparing size and ordering – ‘bigger / longer, smaller, shorter;’ Sorting, matching according to color; patterns; copying patterns. Estimating / Measuring length & weight– how many bricks long, tall, wide? How many bricks will balance a pencil, book etc?	The students were measuring the long of the pencil by using multilink. They are counting while they were measuring.
Camels Colored counter Blocks	Counting, calculating including ‘more / less than;’ addition, subtraction. Comparing size – ‘bigger / more, smaller, less;’ Creating patterns.	Camels: The students created patterns by camels according to the camel paper. Colored counter: The students watch the number cards then they take out the colored counter as the number card. Blocks: The students sorting, matching the blocks according to color. Also, the students create a big and small shapes then they comparing between their size.
Geo shapes Geo boards	Counting. Comparing size – bigger / smaller. Ordering, sequencing, creating patterns. Tessellation (fitting shapes together). Identifying shapes in the environment and making shape pictures. Naming shapes: circle, square, rectangle, hexagon. Naming colors: red, blue, yellow, etc.	The children create a shapes and naming the colors and shapes.
Beads	Counting, calculating including ‘more / less than;’ addition, subtraction. Comparing size and ordering – ‘bigger / longer, smaller, shorter;’ Sorting, matching according to color; patterns; copying patterns / sequencing. Estimating / Measuring / comparing  length	The students did a patterns by put one bead red and another one is white OR one bead red and another two are white.
Cubes	Counting, calculating including ‘more / less than;’ addition, subtraction. Comparing size and ordering – ‘bigger / longer, smaller, shorter;’, But the cubes according to which number in the cups. Sorting, matching according to color; patterns; copying patterns.	The activity is simple. The teacher writes a number in a plastic cup and the students put cubes on the number that on the cup .
Plastic links	Counting, calculating including ‘more / less than;’ addition, subtraction. Sorting, matching according to color; patterns; copying patterns. Naming colors: red, blue, yellow, etc.	Create patterns by using plastic links and naming colors while that there are counting the plastic links.
Number page	Counting, calculating including ‘more / less than;’ addition, subtraction. Sorting, matching according to color. Naming colors: red, blue.	The students put the wood sticks into each page according to the number.