Incorporating Math Into Play- Based Curriculum

 Exploring Mathematics Curriculum

 At my previous Montessori, a play-based math curriculum was incorporated into center times so that students can practice key math skills and concepts. Examples include counting blocks, sorting bears and jellybeans, graphing, spotting patterns, and measuring. Many of my students find it much simpler to study math when they can interact with real-world things. Arithmetic Seeds is a computer-based arithmetic application that I use in my classroom in addition to hands-on activities. Mathseeds is a comprehensive online math curriculum for primary school students. It contains a wide selection of lessons, games, and exercises for the development of mathematical skills in number, shape, and measurement concepts. This online program is jam-packed with entertaining, child-centered activities that make learning enjoyable and relevant for young children. It teaches children key ideas in an engaging, amusing, and motivating manner while rewarding their achievements.

My curriculum also includes interactive videos. To assist my students in acquiring important math skills, these videos integrate math with music and movement. My pupils like to sing, clap, and dance to the song "The Numbers," replicating the gestures of the "number characters" in the video.

This curriculum was chosen because it is so broad and caters to all types of learners, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. It enables kids to acquire a wide range of arithmetic skills and topics in a fun and engaging manner that meets the learner where they are in terms of skill and ability. All curricular components must be linked to my state's educational requirements.

Literacy circle times include math instruction. Even basic nursery rhymes such as "Mary Had a Little Lamb" have math ideas. I may have them, for example, repeat the rhythm by clapping and create patterns with it. I'll have my kids keep track of how many times Mary's name is chanted. Children's books are great for reinforcing arithmetic ideas because they are filled with them.

I adapt my mathematics curriculum as needed to satisfy my students' language, cultural, and ability-diverse requirements. This could be as simple as providing English translations for my math activities for my linguistic learners, or it could be as complex as developing center activities that allow my students to apply math skills in real-world situations, allowing them to connect diverse cultural experiences in a way that inspires them to love math. Depending on whether I am working with pupils with learning problems or gifted students, I may change the math goals and objectives. I offer my students essential learning tools and resources because some of them have physical limitations.