Product Details
This book focuses the mathematical background and research base of space and shape.
The goal is to help young learners develop a foundation for understanding geometry. To accomplish this goal, the following four aspects of space and shape must be understood:
- Three-Dimensional Space
- Two-Dimensional Space
- Location and Direction
- Movement in Space
However, to understand these aspects, young learners also need the following seven spatial perception skills:
- Eye-Motor Coordination
- Figure-Ground Perception
- Perceptual Constancy
- Position-in-Space Perception
- Perception of Spatial Relationships
- Visual Discrimination
- Visual Memory
Activities Overview
The best way to develop the language, skills and understanding that young learners need to conceptualize space and shape is to involve them in a variety of activities. A few of the Pre-K to 1st grade space and shape activities found in this book include:
- From Here to There
- Left and Right Game
- Building Robots
- Sandy Prints
These activities encourage children to:
- Communicate reasoning
- Engage in discussion
- Reflect on experiences
- Connect new ideas with existing mathematical knowledge
Activities can be further divided into:
- Individual Activities
- Small-Group Activities
- Whole-Class Activities
- Reproducible blackline activities
