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Each quarter, Richland First Steps selects one school readiness goal from the South Carolina Early Learning Standards (SCELS) to spotlight and explore throughout our programs for children and families.

This quarter’s readiness goal spotlight comes from the Mathematical Thinking and Expression domain of the SCELS. Math is everywhere and we will share strategies to explore and incorporate it into daily activities, helping children, birth to 36 months+, understand and enjoy learning it. 

This is what mathematical thinking looks like!

Birth to 18 months

  • When she/he reaches, looks at or shows interest in obvious difference in quantities.
  • Reaching for the tower with 7 blocks, longer than the tower with 3 blocks.
  • Asking  or gesturing for more food or less food or for more or less toys during play.
  • Recognizes unequal sets when presented with an option and can point out which set has more  or less crayons, blocks, etc.

 

 

18 months – 36 months

  • When he/ she starts using words or actions that shows understanding of the concept of “more,” “all,” and/ or “none”.
  • When he/ she starts placing items in one-to-one correspondence during play and daily routine (one spoon at each plate; one doll in each car).

36 months+

  • When he/ she starts to compare two groups of objects that are obviously equal or unequal and communicates the similarities or differences (this plate has 3 grapes and the other plate only has one).
  • Recognizes numerals up to 5 during play and daily routine.
  • Can tell what number comes before another when asked during counting exercises.

Richland First Steps follows the HSELOF and SCELS models.

Learn more here:
HSELOF
SCELS

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