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136 Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Four-Year-Olds

V. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOUR-YEAR-OLDS Related Skills Within The Standards I. Physical Development

D.1., D.2.

Teacher Tips For children who consistently create sets in the range of 10 to 15 objects, more objects can be used to provide appropriate challenges. Environmental Considerations Include a variety of manipulatives for children to count and compare.

A. Mathematical Thinking a. Number Sense 2. Shows understanding of how to count and construct sets Four-year-olds have the ability to count objects. Most children this age understand that the last number named when counting a set represents the last object as well as the total number of objects (cardinal number). Constructing sets engages children in a meaningful counting experience using concrete objects found in the classroom or outdoors. Benchmark b: Child constructs sets in the range of 10 to 15 objects. Examples illustrating this benchmark include:

 sorting markers and crayons into the appropriate baskets and telling how many markers and how many crayons there are in each basket

 counting the miniature people and toy cars in the block area and saying how many are in each group

 counting a pile of rocks and a pile of leaves while on the playground and telling how many are in each pile.

Supportive Instructional Strategies:

 Display a variety of common objects throughout the classroom that can be used to construct sets (e.g., paper clips, crayons, hats, pencils, and markers).

 Model constructing sets of concrete objects (e.g., raisins in snack bags).  Incorporate constructing sets into everyday activities (e.g., asking a child

to count 12 cups and give one to each child at the lunch table).

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