C) Reflections on 6 Sep 2010 learnings with chapter on problem solving

As our group has decided on the maths concept of Value of Money to teach kindergarten 2 children, during the lesson, we are supposed to bring the children to the supermarket to complete the task designed for them.

Task at Supermarket

 After reading chapter 3 from Van De Walle, J. (2009), I would like to relate the three phrases – before, during and after phrase of a lesson. The trip to the supermarket seems to be during phrase and getting them to do the drawing of the coins on paper can be the after phrase of the lesson. What we did not plan was the before phrase of the lesson and we can actually set up a supermarket setting in class to allow children to practice counting money. Money chart can be introduced for children to be familiarized.

Coin chart can be downloaded at link below

With the supermarket trip being the during phrase, we can extend lesson by providing more money counting exposure using technology from link below.
 
Some links to share:


• Learning Mathematics activities at Home

   - http://www.earlylearningathome.com/math-for-preschoolers

• Money matching game

   - http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/money-memory-game.html?cur=sgd

• Counting money game

   - http://www.mathsisfun.com/money/money-master.html

• Counting money chart

   - http://iantan.org/archives/1512