Today the girls showed one to one counting through their play in our whare. When counting, the concept of one to one correspondence is the understanding that each object being counted represents one more.
Before a children understands one to one correspondence, he will count by rote memorization. When asked to count a small group of objects, the child will likely count quickly through the numbers he has memorized and randomly touch the objects being counted instead of touching and counting each object just once.
Ehiena and Mia were setting the tepu in our whare. They placed out this centrepiece of a plant, silver vase and place mats. Then together they counted the amount of seats around the tepu including the babies highchairs. They counted 6 then Mia asked Uhiena to get 6 plates out and Mia placed one plate in front of each chair. Then next to that Ehiena place 1 cup next to each plate. They stood back and made sure that they had 6 plates and 6 cups then started invited their friends in for a kai.
Next step at home or school
The simple task of setting the table offers a myriad of opportunities to strengthen math concepts. Ask your child to count out the appropriate number of plates, glasses, and cups. Demonstrate how to set a service- where to put the silverware and glasses. Then ask your child to set the table just as you did, which is an excellent exercise in patterning and visual discrimination. Point out that one cup of water is always one cup of water, but it looks different, depending on the size and shape of the container.
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