Mathematical Thinking to Nurture Young Mathematicians For over 100 years, Scholastic has created educational materials that inspire lifelong learning. We’re proud to continue that tradition with PreK on My Way: Math : a supplemental program that celebrates mathematical thinking as a natural part of young children’s play and everyday experiences. Developed in partnership with Dr. Jie-Qi Chen, cofounder of the Early Math Collaborative at the Erikson
Lala the Lizard guides children on their math learning journey Institute, PreK On My Way: Math uses authentic literature and hands-on activities to help children talk about and use math to problem-solve and mathematize while exploring the world around them.
PreK On My Way: Math fosters the development of essential processes that build mathematical understanding—and help young children manage information and solve problems across all areas of learning:
Find or make a meaningful set, such as a collection of items or a repeating pattern.
Unitizing
Compare items to order them.
Relating and Organizing
Take apart and put together parts into a whole.
Decomposing and Composing
Notice the rules that always apply.
Looking for Patterns and Structures
PreK On My Way: Math uses multiple representations to develop a deep understanding of math with books, activities, and purposeful play with math actions, symbols, and images:
Actions
Images
Symbols
Children use active gestures to dramatize quantities, comparisons, patterns, and operations.
Children see and create both concrete and mental images through drawing, writing, graphing, photos, arts and crafts, and more.
Children learn to use language and written symbols to describe the math they see and create in everyday life.
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