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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, October 23, 2014 | 30 Sprinkling math learning moments onto everyday life By Mandy Lam As an Ontario Certified Mathematics Teacher with experience in teaching and mentoring K-12 students, I would like to share with parents of young learners ways to integrate, or I would say, to "sprinkle" mathematics learning moments into their everyday activities. Shape up skills outside Outdoor adventures in the fall are awesome. Take a walk in the woods and pick up some fallen leaves. While you are at it, talk about shapes and lines of symmetry. Find leaves that are symmetrical and leaves that are not. Play eye-spy for a pair of leaves that are congruent (same shape and size) and a pair of leaves that are similar (same shapes but different sizes). As a math teacher, I have heard too many times of young students counting by saying "48, 49, 4010". A stroll in the park or a walk in the neighbourhood...you could remind your child about counting and skip-counting just about anywhere. Skip-counting sets the foundation for understanding patterns and the concept of multiplication. Help your child count in 2's, 5's, 10's, or 100's. For example, every two hops your child takes, count with them 2, 4, 6, 8... If skip-counting is challenging, use the strategy of "whisper Continued on page 32 Oakville's Longest Serving Nursery School! · Innovative programs for ages 2-5 years ears including a separate JK/SK program. · Programs offered 5/3/2 days. · 1/2 day and extended day for JK/SK. · Beautiful location with an outdoor playground in a mature park-like setting · All staff are registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators (C.E.C.E.) · All staff have been with Crescent for 13+ years! 186 Morrison Road | 905-.844.3432 | crescentnurseryschool@hotmail.com www.crescentnurseryschool.com Come to our Fall Open House at SMLS to experience more than the Why smLs? classroom. Saturday, October 25 10:00 am ­ 2:00 pm Preschool to Grade 12 We exPerieNce rObust AcademiCs, arts, AthletiCs, and Co-cuRricuLars We haVe the CouraGe to ChallEnge anD ChangE the World 1080 Linbrook Road, Oakville, ON L6J 2L1 t: 905 845 2386 | www.smls.on.ca We are StudeNts of The wOrld St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School Inspired Girls. Empowered Women. Busing available