Hands on math manipulatives provide math learning activities for preschool to elementary school.
Click here to see sample pages. There is a growing need for stronger academic-centered programs in our Kindergarten classrooms. Kindergarten Standards for Measurement and Graphing presents teachers and students with a wide variety of standards-based experiences that help meet that need. These activities, which include the use of standard and nonstandard measurement and various types of graphs, help develop student knowledge and proficiency with the key skills of measuring and early graphing.
Format: Soft Cover, 144 pages, plus 24 sheets of flash cards, 8.5 x 11 inches
Publisher: Frank Schaffer Publications
Recommended Grade: K5
Ask a five-year-old what it means to measure. He or she will likely explain that it's "counting to see how big something is." Think about what measurement really is and, further, how it can be taught meaningfully rather than as a rote, mimicked procedure. As a kindergarten teacher or home school parent, you know this is more of a challenge than most would imagine. Research suggests that early measurement experiences should involve direct comparisons between two, then more than two, objects.
The measurement lessons in this book are intended to expose kindergarteners to a variety of concepts. The lessons provide direction as to how a topic is best developed when students are ready to move forward. Although area, weight and volume are important attributes for students to explore, most state standards reflect an emphasis on linear measurement and time during the kindergarten year. Therefore, these two areas of measurement are highlighted in this book.
Use this series of resource books to help children master the basic concepts they are expected to know by the end of kindergarten. The concept is research based and in alignment with emerging kindergarten standards. A correlation chart is featured at the beginning of each title that links all the activities to the emerging standards. As an added feature, each book includes 12 sheets of perforated flashcards that reinforce or extend the related activities. |
