WHAT ARE THE ROLES PARENTS PLAYED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN?
By: Hannie, Rozie, Zara, Sha & Faisal
1. Parents should have a positive view toward Mathematic. This includes their attitudes, supports, motivation and encouragement.
o Let the child know that everyone can learn Maths.
o Let the child know that you think Maths is important & fun.
o Be positive about your own abilities in Maths.
o Never criticize children’s teacher in front of them.
o Encourage persistence in learning/ teaching Maths problem.
2. Make Mathematic as part of the child’s day.
o Encourage the child to tell how he/she uses Maths in everyday life.
o Play games and do puzzles with children that involve Mathematical language for instance: snake & ladder, Monopoly, etc.
o Make up games using cards.
3. Parents should understand their children and encourage them to give explanation.
o When the child is trying to solve a problem, ask what he/she is thinking.
o Talk about their ideas and how they reach solution- helps children to reason mathematically by drawing pictures and moving objects as well as by using words.
o If the child gives wrong explanations, parents try to rephrase.
4. Expose them to early Maths since they are still young before they go to school.
o For example, start teaching them number (1-10), etc.
5. Sing nursery & songs that are related to Maths together with them. for example:
Four little ducks that once I knew Fat duck, skinny duck, they were too. But one little duck with a feather on her back, She ruled the others with a quack, quack, quack! Down to the river they all would go, 1,2,3,4 all in a row. But one little duck with a feather on her back, She ruled the other with a quack, quack, quack!
6. Listen to short stories that are related to Maths.
o For examples, “one hundred hungry ants”
7. Watch relevant educational programs.
o For example: Sesame’s streets, TV IQ, etc.
8. Point out writing in books, newspapers, shops, on food packaging, street signs, etc.
9. Help children make connections between school Maths and Maths in their everyday world.
o Apply Maths in every place in the house. For example; kitchen (take 3 spoons of sugar), Bathroom (cover 1/3 of the toothbrush with toothpaste) and Living room (TV remote control).
o Using simple bathroom scales and kitchen scale at home- prepare children for using equipment to weigh and measure.
10. Look for patterns on animals, pavement, and clothing and discuss the patterns.
o Pattern- stripy, spotty, chequeaed, zig zag.
11. Talk about the shapes of everyday objects, both indoor and out, the classification of the shapes and object.
o For example: sandwich, watch and etc.
12. Talk about objects that are big, little, heavy, light, full, empty, long or short.
13. Encourage the child to estimate things.
o For example simple concept of “heavy” and “light”.
14. Take children for a walk then ask them to do Maths things.
o For example: “ take 2 steps and 3 steps” or “ hop 4 times and turn around 1 time”
15. Implement a love of reading to the children. Read fun Math books. For examples:
o “counting on front” by Rod clement
o “How much is a million” by David Schwartz.
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