MUSIC BY NUMBERS AND MATH

MATH IS FUN!

Walk into a classroom and tell children they're going to do math and most likely, you'll hear grumbling and feet stomping. Many students see math as boring, complicated and useless.

I invite you to come inside Ms. Sylvia's classroom. I'm pretty sure the music you here as you enter will give the impression a music class is going on. 


I invite you to go all the way inside. Do not stay by the door. You see, you have to see how children are being turned on to math by using different strategies and ideas. 

Today, students were on the floor keyboard, placing their feet on the keys that corresponded with the numbers that were on the Music Chart on the wall. One of the songs was, "Row, Row, Row you boat."


The chart had numbers for each word. Students had their eyes moving back and forth from the chart to the floor piano. 


As they pressed the correct keys, following the musical notes, they began making the sounds for the song. The more accurate students followed the chart, identifying the numbers and matching them to what was under their feet, the better the sound.






Look a little closer and you'll see the chart with numbers and words. All of these visuals work together to guide students in their next steps. These students are going to definitely have a greater appreciation for working with numbers as they enter PreK in September.

Math was fun and exciting in Ms. Sylvia's classroom. Students wanted to be next. Numbers grabbed their attention because those numbers told them that if you followed them, music would fill the classroom.

Students in Ms. Sylvia's class are truly ready for UPK. ABC Preschool has great teachers that are willing to go out of the box, out of the ordinary, and take students into the extraordinary, making learning and experiencing concepts a wonderful experience. 


                                                    
  NYS Pre-K Standards
Music- 3c- Engages in music activities having different moods, tempos, and rhythms.
Math- 
d- model with mathematics 
f-attend to precision
3- Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities to 10; connect counting to cardinality (c) regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
5- Domain 2- Physical Development- 2- Uses sensory information to plan and carry out movements, 3-Demontrates coordination and control of large muscles. 

CLICK HERE FOR NYS PREK STANDARDS 

Written By Angeline Duran