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Maths Learning and Teaching Support Tools (MLTS)
Counters
-We can use daily objects as maths tools.
-Using daily objects have an educational value of recycling and to assist learners to see mathematics around them in their everyday context
-We can see that the sticks (last picture) can be easily put into groups of 10. We use the 10-base number system in South Africa. That is why we talk about hundreds(H) tens (T) and units (U).
Talk As Pedagogy:
-If learners had to count these counters, their number sense if still developing
-If learners saw 5 without counting, we refer this to the skill of subitising
-When we looked at the photo we use the skill of learner noticing
Important Skills Learners Need To Develop:
○ 1st- Counting a small number e.g. 5
○ 2nd- Discovering the quantity without counting
-These counters are arranged in rows of 4 and 3 columns
-We can also say that these counters are sorted into 2 groups based on colours
Row: horizontal line that we read from left to right
Columns: vertical line that we read from top to bottom or bottom to top
Counting: checking how many there are
Subitising: to see how many there are without having to count
Quantity: how many there are
Lines:
-1st:The curve of this line is facing down. Therefore, it is called a curved line facing down.
-2nd:The curve of this line is facing to the left. Therefore, it is called a curved line facing left.
Horizontal Straight Line
○ It is a straight line from left to right/ right to left.
○ We can also call it a row.
Vertical Straight Line
○ It is a straight line from top to bottom/ bottom to top.
○ We can also call it a column.
Diagonal Straight Line
○A diagonal is a straight line that is set at an angle instead of straight up (vertical) or straight across (horizontal).
○ It is a straight line from top left to bottom right/ bottom left to top right.