Math Terms and Techniques

Circles

_________ are the first shape a child can reproduce

Size

______ concepts include big, little, wide, and thin

Volume

______ concepts include much, empty, full, little, and some

Counting

______ is a basic math skill that is important for problem-solving

Task

Specific, _______ assessments are a method of collecting data on the children's math abilities

Time

______ is a difficult concept for children to develop because it can represent the future, present, and past

Color

______ identification comes before shape identification

Temperature

_______ Concepts include vocabulary such as warm, hot, cold, and cool

Set

_______ are collections of objects that are alike in some way and consequently belong together

Parquetry

_______ blocks, which vary in color and shape, can be used to teach shape concepts

Charts

_______ can be used to teach children the usefulness of graphing

Rote

_______ counting is mastered before rational counting

Transitions

_______, those periods of time between scheduled activities, are a good opportunity to teach new math concepts

Space

________ concepts include far, near, above, inside, and outside

Mathematical

________ ideas are learned from interacting with a variety of materials that promote physical and mental activity

Squencing

________ is the processor ordering real-life objects from shortest to tallest or tallest to shortest

Masking

________ tape can be used to make shapes on the floor

Cooking

_________ activities teach how quantities are related and sequenced

Sorting

_________ is the processes of separating objects into categories according to unique characteristics

Classification

__________ is the process of grouping objects into categories or classes

Correspondence

One-to-one ___________ is the understanding that one group has the same number as another

Cardinality

______ means that the last number of the counting sequence tells how many objects exist in a set