During the first week of school with Kinders I like to focus on the numbers 1 to 5. Most children are familiar with these, at least in the sense of being able to count to 5 (although perhaps not using English). So while I am formally and informally assessing their general mathematical understandings our lessons […]
Create a Wall Chart: Skip Counting by 5s and 10s to 100
Large visual references in the classroom lead to lots of reinforcement through the day ~ if they are utilised well. This skip counting by 5s and 10s wall chart is a favourite of mine as the kids really take ownership of it, since they help make it, and they tend to monitor their own learning […]
Skip Counting to 10 Flower Craftivity
Children LOVE skip counting. When they are so used to counting one number at a time skip counting feels a bit like cheating and mastering it fills them with pride. Of course, it’s one thing to be able to parrot the numbers by rote and another to understand the concept behind it. This Flower Power craftivity […]
Creating Night Noises: Virtual Book Club for Kids
I love sharing Mem Fox books with my students and for this hands-on, experimental activity we used her book Night Noises. In this story Lily Laceby and her dog, Butch Aggie, are resting at home by the fire on a cold, stormy evening. A series of noises from outside have Butch Aggie worried but Lily […]
Why I Love my Sound Box for Early Learners
When I started teaching music in my early childhood classes, one of my first projects was to create a Sound Box… a box full of sounds. It sits innocuously in one corner of my room until it’s ‘play’ time or ‘let’s experiment’ time and then it springs to life: loud sounds, soft sounds, whirry, shaky, […]
Saying Welcome: 0-10 Math Printables
Welcome to Liz’s Early Learning Spot. I hope you find this blog useful (well… as soon as I start building up the content)! For those who subscribe to my newsletter I offer these 0-10 Math Printables as a gift and hope you are able to make good use of them. Simply type in your email […]
And so it begins…
…my foray into the world of blogging! I’m so happy to have a venue to document my learning and discoveries, as well as sharing my ideas and experiences of early childhood education with others.