Language | Literacy | Mathematics | Science | Creative Arts | Social / Emotional | Approaches to Learning | Physical Health & Safety Home > Mathematics > Geometric & Spatial Sense, Patterns, Measurement, Numbers & Operations   The understanding that numbers represent quantities and have ordinal properties (number words represent a rank order, particular size, or position in a list). Many skills are experienced-based and can be introduced simultaneously. Categories labeled are in the developmentally appropriate sequential order to create a scope and sequence for skill mastery. It is suggested that skills be introduced in this order. Guidelines Correlated with POCET   Can Explore with Materials. The child is able to freely explore the many uses of manipulatives, such as blocks, cubes, beads or buttons. (Correlates with POCET MA1 Page 28) Free Exploration Fingerpaints! Recognizes Spatial Relationships. The child is able to understand positions and direction, such as right-left, top-bottom, behind-in-front, between, under, over, etc. (Correlates with POCET MA2 Page 28) Beside, In Back Of, In Front Of, etc. Over-Under Classifies and Sorts by Attributes. The child can classify and group objects based on the similarities and differences of the attributes of each object, such as color or size. (Correlates with POCET MA3 Page 29) Familiar Object Sort Classifying/Sorting by Size Attributes Yellow Star, Yellow Star What do you See? Matching Fun! Shapes and Color Collage Creates Patterns by Extending and Comparing. The child can copy, extend or create a pattern, such as colored blocks: black,red, black, red, black .... (Correlates with POCET MA4 Page 30) Class Gender Pattern Extending Patterns Shows 1-to-1 Correspondence and Recognizes the Manyness of Sets. The child can match or pair items in a one-to-one relationship, such as counting individual items. The child can also compare sets and choose larger or smaller sets. (Correlates with POCET MA5 Page 30) Counting Objects Set Comparison Understands Ordering. The child recognizes the order of certain items, such as days of the week, months of the year, numbers (0-10) or smallest to largest. (Correlates with POCET MA6 Page 31) Water Bottles Build a Skyscraper Demonstrates Understanding and Recognition of Numerals 0-9. The child can understand the 'manyness' of and recognize the numerals 0-9. The child can understand basic addition and subtraction of manipulatives to create the correct number of items. (Correlates with POCET MA7 Page 32) Number Recognition Bags Number Tray Recognizes and Manipulates Basic Shapes. The child can identify basic shapes by distinguishing similarities and differences among attributes. (Correlates with POCET MA8 Page 32) Sorting by Attributes Does It Feel the Same? Understands the Concept of Measurement. The child understands that objects can be measured using height, weight, and capacity. (Correlates with POCET MA9 Page 33) How Long Is It? Which Is the Heaviest?   NAEYC Accreditation Standards
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