Section II Fundamental Concepts and Skills Unit 15 Language and Concept Formation ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Language In all its aspects, written and oral language, is critical to –communication –connections –Reasoning –Math and science have a large vocabulary ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

The Literacy Controversy Reading begins with rules vs. reading begins with good literacy experiences. Do we start with phonics or with whole language (such as, story dictation and story reading)? Or do we develop a balanced literacy curriculum? ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Whole Language Philosophy and Mathematics and Science Mathematics and science emphasize –communication –reasoning –making connections This emphasis relates naturally to the whole language philosophy in reading and language arts ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Literature, Mathematics, and Science Children’s literature can be used as a springboard to curriculum integration in mathematics and science instruction. A multicultural literature selection is important. ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

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Section II Fundamental Concepts and Skills Unit 16 Fundamental Concepts in Science ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Fundamental Concepts in Science The fundamental concepts in math are also fundamental in science: One-to-one correspondence Number sense and counting Sets and classifying Comparing Shape Space Parts and wholes ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

One-to-One Correspondence in Science Example: match animals to their homes ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Number Sense and Counting in Science Use the opportunity to count while doing science activities -- collect data. ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Sequencing and Ordinal Position in Science Science offers many opportunities to reinforce these concepts such as observing life cycles ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Groups and Classifying in Science Example: classify animals into groups: mammals, reptiles, amphibians ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Comparing in Science Example: compare the size of plants as they grow ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Shape in Science Help children learn that most things have a shape which can help in identification ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Space in Science Use space words when teaching science to young children Study travel in space ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Parts and Whole in Science After children are used to identifying shapes, introduce bilateral symmetry –their own bodies –butterfly wings ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.