Summary
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The video introduces the 'Just Preschool Math' curriculum, created by the presenter. The current lesson is from Unit 3, which focuses on the number nine. The presenter explains that their school year is accelerated, so they are further along in the curriculum than others might be.
The whole group lesson, integrated into circle time, involves counting numbers from 1 to 20, identifying the next number in a sequence, and counting snowflakes to reach the number nine. The children also count nine marshmallows for a hot chocolate activity, reinforcing the concept of quantity.
After the whole group lesson, students engage with three math work boxes. The first box is a magnetic game where children drag balls to match numbers. The second involves making play-doh cookies to represent given numbers (e.g., 10, 6, 8). The third box uses counting elephants, where children put ten elephants in numerical order.
The final activity is a math workbook. The workbooks are assembled for each unit and given to students, who then take them home at the end of the unit. This week's workbook activities include coloring the number nine, coloring nine snowflakes, adding nine stickers to a ten-frame, and using a dot marker to identify the number nine.
The presenter highlights the curriculum's flexibility, noting that not all components (like workbooks) are mandatory. The video concludes with a preview of upcoming lessons on numbers zero and ten, leading up to Christmas break, after which Unit 4 will begin.