Mathematical Tasks for 2-5 Years Children: Creating a Mathematically Rich Environment, Play-Based Activities, and Group Learning

Mathematical Tasks

Table of Contents
1. Creation of Mathematically rich environment for 2 to 5 years’ age children..........................3
2. Play based activities that promote problem-solving skills among 2 to 5 years children.........4
3. Implementing group activity for 2 to 5 years numeracy learning............................................6
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1. Creation of Mathematically rich environment for 2 to 5 years’ age children
Meaning of Mathematically rich environment:
The mathematically rich environment is an environment which is designed and created by
the teacher in a manner that it encourages the students especially early age children to learn
about the math concept more deeply through different ways.
Ways through which teacher can create mathematically rich environment:
The various ways with the help of which a teacher can create mathematically rich
environment for the 2 to 5 years’ children are as follows:
 Incorporating songs and music in the maths class helps the early age childhood to learn
maths concept easily. The teacher should play mathematically lyrics songs to help the
students to learn maths concept while singing & dancing to the beat.
 Using block, puzzles, games as well as magnetic rubber will also help the teacher to
enhance the interest of 2 to 5 years’ children in maths class. Here, the teacher need to link
the math concept with games (Yıldırım, 2021).
 Arrange drama for children in which teacher can provide fake money to children and set
up store. This drama is one of the best way to create mathematically rich environment in
classroom.
For example, In Australia, teachers teach early year childhood with the different
mathematics concept using following activities or elements such as:
Problem Solving: Puzzles and Memory games is the activities or element should use by
the teacher to build the concept of problem solving among the 2 to 5 years’ children.
One-to-One correspondence: In order to build the one-to-one correspondence maths
concept among the early year children, teacher should include activities of counting fruits with
M, counting owls, counting bears etc. For this, the teacher need to place toys, fruits chart in the
classroom (Susanti, 2018).
Number sense: In order to build the concept of number sense among the 2 to 5 year
children, teacher should arrange playing activities for children. For example, playing with block
and counting blocks with same yellow colour, counting chips etc. This help in building a
connection to verbal counting as well as counting objects.