I wondered why I had to learn about Elementary Mathematics when this is a degree course for in-service practitioners.  Haven't we had gone through the various maths module during our  certificate level and also during our diploma level.  But am I wrong!

After having gone through this module with Dr Yeap during this short 6 days module, I realized that this module is indeed an important and relevant one for early childhood teachers.  This module has made me how as a teacher I can assist and help a child learn maths concept in a fun and engaging ways through games, quizzes and looking for patterns and relationships. It made me realized that learning maths can  actually be so fun and engaging.  I will definitely bring back all the games and quizzes and the rewards with cookies back to my own classroom. 

This module on elementary mathematics has further brought home the importance what I already known about teaching with hands-on experiences using concrete materials before moving on to pictorial representation and finally in abstract form.

And I have reunited with some of my old friends such as 'polygon', 'parallelogram','trapezoid' and 'Bruner' and made some new friends such as 'Zoltan Denes' and 'Pick's Theorem'.

I wondered why I had to learn about Elementary Mathematics when this is a degree course for in-service practitioners.  Haven't we had gone through the various maths module during our  certificate level and also during our diploma level.  But am I wrong!

After having gone through this module with Dr Yeap during this short 6 days module, I realized that this module is indeed an important and relevant one for early childhood teachers.  This module has made me how as a teacher I can assist and help a child learn maths concept in a fun and engaging ways through games, quizzes and looking for patterns and relationships. It made me realized that learning maths can  actually be so fun and engaging.  I will definitely bring back all the games and quizzes and the rewards with cookies back to my own classroom. 

This module on elementary mathematics has further brought home the importance what I already known about teaching with hands-on experiences using concrete materials before moving on to pictorial representation and finally in abstract form.

And I have reunited with some of my old friends such as 'polygon', 'parallelogram','trapezoid' and 'Bruner' and made some new friends such as 'Zoltan Denes' and 'Pick's Theorem'.