Counting Watermelon Seeds Math Task
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![Learning Task:<br />Less and More Watermelon. <br />:Description<br />Children will count the seeds from the original laminated watermelon pictures and find out a correct answer by counting the seeds from the individual cards. The teacher should not force the child to solve the problem in one way. The child can solve it in many ways just let him explore. This activity will enhance children's cognitive abilities for example; the child will acquire thinking and problem solving skills. <br />Learning Task Adapted from:<br />The activity is adapted from the English Classroom, Sultan Qaboos University, Child Care Center.<br />Age Group:<br />4-5 years old. <br />:Subject Area<br />Mathematics.<br /> Subject strand:<br />Number Sense and Numeration.<br />Subject Topic:<br />Counting.<br /> Background Information:<br />Every child is a different human being, so they have different ways of understanding any specific concept. This learning task encourages children to think about how to estimate the quantities of Less and More in several ways such as; counting the seeds from the watermelon picture, finding the solution by counting cards and put them in particular pictures and looking for additional alternative solutions when they solve the task. This learning task helps children to count numbers from 0-10 and identifying the terms of More and Less objects.<br />Prerequisite Concepts, Skills, & Values: <br />* Follows class routines for selecting, using and returning individual learning tasks.<br />* Understands the idea of the activity; counts the seeds and place an appropriate card in the picture.<br />* Adopts class routines for obtaining teachers support to demonstrate learning tasks and obtain assistance.<br />Learning theory &Instructional Strategies:<br />,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lessandmorereport-110515164052-phpapp01/85/Less-and-more-report-1-320.jpg)
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- 2. Students are employing their previous experiences through learning process with the learning task.
- 3. The child can do the activity while receiving the scaffolding from the teacher.
- 7. Tell the child the name of the activity.
- 8. Take the learning task to an open space.
- 9. Ask the child to remove the items from the try.
- 10. Demonstrate how to place the pictures on the mat, and then show the child how to take a correct part and place it on the half of watermelon picture.
- 11. Ask the child to count and put the cards on the picture.
- 12. Put pictures on the mat.
- 13. Explain how to do this activity.
- 14. Give him an example to make sure that he understood the idea.
- 16. Box for keeping the cards.
- 20. Observe the child while performing the learning task.
- 22. Does not guess or estimate.
- 23. Uses fingers to count and /or uses sight (or counting with eyes not fingers) to compare two quantities; begins to understand terms: more, less.
- 24. Uses sight (or counting with eyes no fingers) to compare two quantities; correctly uses terms: more, less.
- 26. Consider the design of the activity; the image should be very clear so that the children understand this is a picture of watermelon.
- 27. Clearly explain the activity so that the child will estimate before counting the seeds once he has placed the card.
- 29. The copies are printed out.
- 30. Cut out the watermelon halves.
- 32. Put all the items on a tray. References:<br />The activity is adapted from English Class, Sultan Qaboos University, Child Care Center.<br />Evaluation rubric was composed by Sue Hathway (Sultan Qaboos University Child Care Center)<br />The concept of the Learning task Adapted from Child Care Center but the design of the activity is my own idea. <br /> <br />