One-to-one correspondence is an early learning math skill that involves the act of counting each object in a set once, and only once with one touch per object. Rote counting and counting with one-to-one are very different.
Rote counting is just reciting the numeral names in order, “One, two, three, four, five…” But counting with one-to-one involves actually touching each object and saying the numeral name aloud, which is a much more complex skill for young children.
Activities that involve real objects that children can hold in their hands and manipulate are going to be the most effective for teaching the concept of one-to-one correspondence. One of these activities involved counting with unicorn “horns”. Using pipe cleaners as the “horn”, students slid beads while counting.
Each “horn” had a number ranging from one to ten. They were directed to slide the number of beads that matched their number. It was so exciting to see how sparkly our “horns” became!
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Fairy Dough Gardens
In our classroom, we are always in interacting with play dough.
The most important benefit of playdough is the word “play”.
When teachers introduce playdough, they usually do not have an ultimate agenda or ending outcome – the children are simply given the opportunity to play.
As part of our fairy week, we used play dough to create “gardens”, complete with glitter, flowers, and jewels!
Because this was open-ended play, students were given the opportunity to manipulate the materials however they so chose.
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