Teaching young children how to match, classify, and measure is an important part of developing early math skills because these skills help children identify and describe relationships between items. As a child care care provider, you can help young children learn these skills in several ways.
Matching mainly involves one-to-one correspondence. The game "Memory" is one good way to teach young children about matching. This game begins with pairs of pictures face down. Each player flips over two cards. If the cards match, the player keeps them and flips over two more cards. If they don't match, the player flips them face down, and the next person has a turn to find a match.
Matching mainly involves one-to-one correspondence. The game "Memory" is one good way to teach young children about matching. This game begins with pairs of pictures face down. Each player flips over two cards. If the cards match, the player keeps them and flips over two more cards. If they don't match, the player flips them face down, and the next person has a turn to find a match.
Click on image to download today's freebie, a sample preview of the Back 2 School Picture Matching pack.For the full pack, head over to my TPT site: Sheril's Teachers Pay Teachers
Comparing involves identifying similarities and differences among objects. For example, talk about how my block is the same as, or different than, your block. Being able to compare objects and identify similarities and differences leads to the ability to classify objects.
Classifying/sorting involves finding things that are the same, or alike, and grouping them by specific traits. For example, the bunch of animals in the picture to the right can be grouped based on their color or type of animal. You can have young children classify anything, including blocks, leaves, plates, or toy cars. Once they have classified items, children can compare items further to learn more specific similarities and differences between items, both within and between matched groups.
Today's freebie is a sample of my newest Preschool Matching Worksheets.
Classifying/sorting involves finding things that are the same, or alike, and grouping them by specific traits. For example, the bunch of animals in the picture to the right can be grouped based on their color or type of animal. You can have young children classify anything, including blocks, leaves, plates, or toy cars. Once they have classified items, children can compare items further to learn more specific similarities and differences between items, both within and between matched groups.
Today's freebie is a sample of my newest Preschool Matching Worksheets.
I will be adding a new Preschool Practice Page throughout the next few weeks. Check back often to find your favorites including shapes, colors, numbers and more alphabet. I am also working on some more pattern pages and sight word worksheets as well.
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If you like this, please pin it on your favorite board on Pinterest or share it with your friends. Also consider making a donation to our ministry by clicking the button to the right.
Leave a comment below with some other printables you would like to see & join our new mailing list to receive bonus resources and reminders to visit when something new is uploaded.
Make sure you check out our other Preschool Printables.
Here are a few to get you started:
- Preschool Printables: Hidden Sight Words
- Preschool Printables: The Solar System Inner Planets PreK Pack
- Preschool Printables: Fun Facts About Apples
- Preschool Printables: Handwriting Practice - Uppercase
- Preschool Printables: Bonus Freebie - Trace a Shape
Also, for more worksheets & printables packs, check out my new TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) store. I am uploading things as I create them and I have a few teacher friends testing them out in their classrooms as well.
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