Early Childhood Standards of Quality for ... - State of Michigan

ELE: early Learning in maTHEMATICSExamples of Experiences and Strategies• Children have opportunities daily to sort and resort items that areinteresting and engaging.• Children talk about why they have made decisions to group itemstogether and are encouraged to think about how they can group the sameitems in a different way.• Children are involved in activities that integrate music and movement withmath concepts; e.g., comparing and classifying, soft, loud.• The environment contains tools for measuring and weighing.• The environment includes books that use math concepts in a storycontext.• The outdoor environment is used to help children learn to classify a widevariety of things; e.g., colors, shapes, textures, size.• Adults use visual examples, charts, number lines, and tools to assistchildren in understanding concepts.• Adults model their thinking as they describe objects, use visuals or pointout relationships among objects, especially for dual language learners.• Parents are given examples of how to extend children’s thinking by askingmore questions and being supportive of inquiry.Questions for Reflection1. To what extent are children given multiple opportunities to sort andclassify both common and unusual items?2. How often are new concepts repeated during the following days andweeks after introduction?3. In what ways do adults demonstrate and verbalize the similarities anddifferences in the learning examples they provide?4. How often do children explore common and uncommon objects to findsimilarities?5. What practices are in place for children to view things from multipleperspectives and across learning domains?6. How often do adults observe children and listen to their conversations tobetter understand their progress in mathematical understanding?Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten 111