Math iQ
About
math iQ is a program that uses innovative approaches to teach math to pre-K kids. Math anxiety begins at a young age, but math is a necessary and important educational discipline. This program has 8 math lessons which incorporate the PBS KIDS show, Peg + Cat.
Lessons include: 100 days, counting, addition, fair sharing, directional cues, patterns, measurement, and shapes.
Time allotment: 45 minutes to 1 hour per lesson
Prep for teachers
- Take home letters and activities printed for each child.
- Episode clips projected onto a screen
- iPad or computers ready with the app or online game for the lesson
See facilitator guide for more details on preparation and supplies for each lesson.
Mentoring Program
This program can be used as a standalone program for Pre-K to K learners. It can also be used as a mentoring program with 3rd graders who serve as “math buddies” to the Pre-K/K learners. The curriculum programming for the 3rd graders can be found in the ODD SQUAD collection.
Credits: WQED
Standards
Shapes
- 2.3. PK.A.1 Identify and describe shapes.
- 2.3. PK.A.2 Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.
- 2.3.PK.MP Use mathematical processes when drawing, constructing, modeling, and representing shapes.
Counting
- 2.1 PK.A.1 Know number names and the count sequence.
- 2.1 PK.A.2 Count to tell the number of objects.
- 2.1 PK.A.3 Compare numbers.
- 2.1.PK.MP Use mathematical processes when quantifying, comparing, representing, and modeling numbers.
100th Day of School
- 2.1.PK.MP Use mathematical processes when quantifying, comparing, representing, and modeling numbers.
- 2.1 PK.A.1 Know number names and the count sequence.
- 2.1 PK.A.2 Count to tell the number of objects.
- 2.1 PK.A.3 Compare numbers.
Measurement
- 2.4. PK.A.1 Describe and compare measurable attributes of length and weights of everyday objects.
Directional Cue/Spatial Sense
- 2.3. PK.A.1 Identify and describe shapes. (Describe the relative positions of objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to)
Fair Sharing
- 2.1.PK.MP Use mathematical processes when quantifying, comparing, representing, and modeling numbers.
- 2.1 PK.A.3 Compare number
Patterns
- 2.2. PK.MP Use mathematical processes when representing relationships.
Addition
- PK.A.1 Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.
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