EMA1501 ASSIGNMENT 5 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 - DUE 25 SEPTEMBER 2024

QUESTION 1: PRE-NUMBER CONCEPTS (25) Read the statement below and answer the questions that follow. From birth already, children are exposed to mathematical concepts and activities. For example, when feeding a baby, a mother measures the formula in millilitres; during bath times, nursery rhymes like, “One, two, three, four five- once I caught a fish alive” can be said, etc. 1.1 With the above statement in mind, discuss how the following five pre-number concepts form the foundational understanding of numbers and how these concepts contribute to logical thinking about numbers. (5x3= 15) • One-to-one correspondence • Comparison • Conservation • Ordering • Subitising 1.2 Use an example of appropriate activities for each of the above (1.1) pre-number concept to demonstrate your understanding of these concepts. (5x2= 10) EMA1501/ASSESSMENT 5 /0/2024 5 QUESTION 2: DEVELOPING MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS THROUGH PLAY (10) Read the sentence below and answer the questions that follow. Young children learn maths informally through a wide variety of play experiences. 2.1 Identify the different types of play illustrated in the two pictures below. (4) 2.2 Explain how each type of play contributes to the development of mathematics concepts in children. (2x3= 6) Picture 1 Picture 2 QUESTION 3: TIME (20) Read the statement below and answer the questions that follow. One of the most difficult concepts for a young child to grasp is that of ‘the passage of time’. Time cannot be seen or measured directly. Illustrate how you would teach time using the following concepts, during the Grade R Daily Programme: • Birthdays • Calendar • Seasons • Day and Night (4x5= 20) 6 QUESTION 4: PATTERNS (20) Read the statement below and answer the questions that follow. Patterning is ordering according to a specific pattern/rule. We find patterns everywhere in everyday life, for example in nature, in/on buildings, on dress material, in the pattern of laying a table, in art, in music, etc. 4.1 In light of the above statement, justify the importance of patterns and how they (patterns) contribute to problem-solving. (10) 4.2 The developmental sequence for teaching patterning skills to young children in the early grades are as follows: • Stage 1: Child can recognise a pattern. • Stage 2: Child can describe a pattern. • Stage 3: Child can copy a pattern. • Stage 4: Child can extend a pattern. • Stage 5: Child can create a pattern. Briefly explain each of these steps. (5) Provide appropriate examples/activities to explain your understanding of these steps. (5) QUESTION 5: DATA HANDLING (20) Read the sentence below and answer the questions that follow. Children in the early years of schooling need to experience data handling through practical (hands-on) activities. 5.1 Explain what data handling is. (2) 5.2 Illustrate the steps involved in the data handling process. (8) EMA1501/ASSESSMENT 5 /0/2024 7 5.3 Read the following case study and then answer the question that follow: The first ring of the day is a discussion on birthdays under the theme of the week: “Seasons”. Mrs Pelo is talking to the twenty learners in her class about their birthdays, which months they are in, what seasons the months fall under, etc. Using the steps in the data handling process from 5.2, formulate a teaching activity on how Mrs Pelo can turn this opportunity into a data-handling exercise. (10) QUESTION 6: ASSESSMENT (5) Read the statement below and answer the question that follows. One of the main purposes of assessment is to provide common ground for teachers and parents or families to collaborate on a strategy to support the child using various tools. 6.1 Differentiate between