SESSION GUIDE

Session Tittle Early Numeracy

Session At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:
Objectives
1. Discuss the Importance of early literacy in Mathematics and
the specific skills and processes to be developed for the
Bangsamoro Children; and
2. Employ creative Strategies and techniques in teaching
Mathematics in grade one.

Introduction (ALLAH SWT IS ALL-KNOWER)

In verse 29 of SurahAn-Naba' Allah (SWT) says "We have

recorded all things in writing."

And verse 28 of SurahAl-Jinn reads "... (Allah) has counted the

exact number of everything.

Mathematics is one subject that pervades life at any age and in

any circumstance. Thus, value goes beyond the classroom and
the school. Mathematics as a school subject, therefore, must be
learned comprehensively and with much depth understanding on
the concepts and its uses in daily life in accordance with the
Islamic teachings.

The twin goals of mathematics in the basic education levels, T-10,

are Critical Thinking and Problem Solving which are highly
emphasized in Noble Qur’an 16:69 in its English translation:
“Verily, in this is indeed a sign for people who think”, and “Do they
think deeply (in their own selves) about themselves (how Allah
SWT created them from nothing, and similarly He will resurrect
them) Qur,an 30:8. And in Surah Israa:35, And give full measure,
and weigh with an even (i.e., honest) balance. That is the best
(way) and best result”.

There are five content areas in the curriculum, as adopted from

the framework prepared by Mathted&Sei (2010): Numbers and
Number Sense, Measurement, Geometry, Patterns and Algebra,
and Probability and Statistics.

The following values and attitudes are to be honed as well:

accuracy, honesty, creativity, objectivity, perseverance, fortitude
and productivity.
Priming Activity:

 Let the participants close their eyes.

 The facilitator will paste a small sheet of paper with a
corresponding number (from 1-5) on the forehead of the
participants.
 Ask the participants to open their eyes and look for the
numbers that is the same as the number on their forehead
among all the participants without talking and touching the
number.
 The group that who will finish first will be declared as
winner.

Ask:
What did you do to find your group?
What did you observed while looking for your group?

Activity

“Answer me Bodily”

 Show a numbers with operation (1+2, 5-2)

 Let the participants show the answer by using their body to
form the correct answer.
 The group that will finish first will be declared as correct.
 After the 10 questions, the group who has the highest score
will be the winner.

Analysis Ask the following questions:

How did you come up with the correct answer?

What were the strategies you have applied to easily execute the
correct answer using your body?

Is everybody have participated? What did you observed?

Abstraction specific skills and processes to be developed

 knowing and understanding

 estimating
 computing and solving
 visualizing and modeling
 representing and communicating
 conjecturing
 reasoning
 proving and decision-making
 applying and connecting
 Seeking the guidance of Allah SWT.
Application

Activity 1

“Stand with Me”

 Group the participants into five

 Each group will chose at least one representative
 Each representative will stand at the bottom line provided
 The facilitator will show numbers with operation
 Each representative will count the objects and stand beside
the provided numbers which correspond to the correct
answer.
 The first participant who stands beside the correct answer
will earn points.
 The participant who will earned highest points will be
declared as winner.

Activity 2

“Racing Kangaroo”

 Group the Participants into five

 Each participants will chose at least 2 representatives
 Each representative will stand at the bottom line provided
 Each representative will pick a circle paper with number
and jumps three times if the number is three…
 The one who finish first will be declared as winner.

Resources T-12 Basic Education Curriculum Conceptual Framework