The author of this one-page article discusses early number sense and how it develops. She provides research background and suggests teaching strategies that promote early number sense, including instructions for simple games using dot cards. The article includes a list of references and a link to a follow-up article, "A Sense of 'ten' and Place Value" (cataloged separately).

Count as you are carrying out daily routines.While counting, stop often to ask what number comes next.  Ask what number comes after or before a given number.

Children will listen and sing along to the alphabet song as the letters are being pointed to on a paper, chart, or on the wall. Allow children to help point to the letters as they are ready.

Children will listen to a song with movements as the adult points out the words in the rhyme. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions they will point out the words and control their movements.

Children will listen to Five Little Ducks as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready.. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements by keeping their arms and hands in a space close to their bodies and not in anyone else’s space.

Children will listen to Head Shoulders Knees and Toes as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements by keeping their body movements in a designated space. 

Children will listen to If You’re Happy and You Know It as sn adult points out the words.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements.

Children will listen to Old McDonald as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements to a designated space as they act out the animals.

Children will listen to and recite a rhyme as the adult points out the words.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. 

Children will listen to Row, Row, Row Your Boat as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Child(ren) will sing the song and control their movements within a designated area. 

Children will listen to Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready.. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements.

Children will listen to Ten in the Bed as the adult points out the words in the rhyme.  Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready.. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements in a defined space. 

Children will listen to The Wheels on the Bus as the adult points out the words in the rhyme. Children will participate with listening and movement.

Go on a magical adventure with a girl named Clara as she is whisked away by a nutcracker prince to the Kingdom of Sweets. Give the gift of classical music by sharing this classic tale — and Tchaikovsky's unforgettable melodies — with your little ones this holiday season. It's the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring illustrations by acclaimed children's author Nancy Carlson!

Children will develop large muscle groups and use materials to help develop eye/hand coordination.

Once upon a time, Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to give her dog, Sam, his dinner. But when she went there, the cupboard was bare, and poor little Sam grew thinner. So she went to get some food. But you won't believe the musical surprise that awaited when she returned. Listen now to 'Old Mother Hubbard,' an episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring a variety of classical music and original illustrations by Nancy Carlson.

What happens when an old man discovers a love for singing after a magical flying boat takes him on a journey of self-discovery? See what musical surprises await in the latest YourClassical Storytime episode, Old Nasuk and the Flying Song, an Inuit folk tale that features traditional Inuit throat singing and enchanting music by Claude Debussy, with John Nasukaluk Clare as the guest storyteller and original art by Xee Reiter!

What happens when a crafty fox tries to trick a friendly stork and a wary rooster? Find out in Outfoxed, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring narration by Valerie Kahler, music by Dmitri Kabalevsky and illustrations by Mia Jennings.

The P-20 Exemplars represent how each competency within each grade
band can be combined with core content standards, skills, and dispositions
to provide educators ideas for how to leverage their content areas to help
students achieve the vision of the Portrait of a Graduate. Competencies are
intended to be integrated into each grade level and content area to support
learners as they master the essential knowledge and skills to succeed and
lead in an ever-changing world.