The World of Math

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The World of Math
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Part A
Definition
Mathematics
Mathematics is an important subject, which is required for our daily. In order to
perform our regular routine mathematics is essential to understand. Individuals get an
idea about the basic elements of the mathematics from their kindergarten or pre-school.
This learning develops the foundation of the advanced mathematics concept (Siemon et
al., 2015). Individuals apply the concept of the mathematics when they are waiting for
the bus, watching any TV program, purchasing and paying in the super market,
measuring ingredients for cooking or doing some calculation in their daily life.
On the other hand, mathematics can be defined as the science of formation, the
classification that is executed from the measuring, counting describing of a specific
object. The term mathematics is associated with the relationship and measurement of
the quantities.
Numeracy
Numeracy is considered as a skill, which is used for the application of the
mathematical ideas in every field of daily life. Numeracy includes in recognizing the
concept of numbers, sorting, counting, measuring, addition and subtraction (Nicol,
2016).
According to the learning framework of Early Years or EYLF(DEEWR, 2009,
p.38), numeracy refers to the capacity, disposition, and confidence to apply the concept
of mathematics in the daily routine of life.
Numeracy is associated with various EYLF Learning outcomes:
As per outcomes 3 (p.32): Children give a demonstration about the spatial awareness
and make them such aspect-oriented, they move forward through their environment,
which ensures their confidence and safety.
Outcome 4: (p.35): In order to record, communicate and organize the mathematical
concepts and the ideas children develop and use the representation.
Differences between the numeracy and the mathematics concept with proper
examples
Children get the mathematical concept before they start their school and there
the numeracy skill is started to grow during the pre-school. However, evidence shows
that the concept of mathematics and the numeracy can be similar and different at the

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same time. Students develop their knowledge and skill in the mathematics at their early
childhood stage and this is based on their own context. However, when a child learns to
count then they start to obtain the answers to the questions of "How many" in various
vital incidents. Therefore, when a child recites a poem, which is formed by the sequence
number can be sung easily and the child has no intention to apply their knowledge in
this context.
It has been found numeracy has a big difference from the mathematics. As for
example, in order to give happiness to the friends the children distribute lollies equally
as it helps them to escape from the social chaos. On the other hand, children often use
the timer while playing a computer program in order to get a transparent turn. Such type
of application of the mathematics concept leads the children to face the challenge in the
schools, home, and shopping centers. To resolve this issues the children need to
improve their knowledge and skill in math and they have to apply it in different situations
of their daily life.
Part B
Item 1
Title: Title of the activity is farm shop. This activity is established in the corner of the
class to provide the idea to the children regarding the way of shopping
Age limitation: A 5 years old child can perform this activity
Evidence: Reference: Kaye. Farm Shop Role-Play Area Retrieved from
http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/gallery
Title of website: Farm Shop Role-Play Area
The main resource of this activity is the vegetable, which is derived from the farm. A
table is placed at one of the corners among the many corners of the classroom. A board
is arranged behind the table that is showing the pictures of different vegetables.
Different vegetables are kept in different baskets along with the price tag. The types of
the vegetables are potatoes, broccoli, pumpkin, tomato, and onion. A small basket is
arranged to keep the money and the measuring scale.