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Assignment 4: (2 hours credit) Conservation of Number
PK Guideline V.A.8: Child looks at two separate groups of objects without counting and says which group has more, less, or equal numbers. TEKS: K.10.A: Use one-to-one correspondence and language such as more than, same number as, or two less than to describe relative sizes of sets of concrete objects.

1-Read Chapter 4 from the book __Getting to Got It: Helping Struggling Students Learn How to Learn__ by Betty K. Garner. This chapter can be accessed by clicking on the tab “Math Reading Assignment.”

2-In Chapter 4, reread the paragraph under the section entitled “Suggestions for Practice” on page 56.

3-In Chapter 4, read 5. Conservation of Number on page 59. There are two bulleted activities to do with an individual or with a group to assess their conservation of number. One activity is done with two sets of counters (equal matching sets), and the other activity is done with two sets of identical rectangular blocks.

4-Do each of the two bulleted activities with **both**: o an individual child or group of children that you think have conservation of number and o an individual child or group of children that you think **do not** have conservation of number Teachers may wish to do the activities with these students while other students are in math tubs. Teachers should write comments made by the students and behaviors exhibited by the students as they are engaged in these activities to use in their reflection assignments.

5-Reflect on the bulleted activities you did with the individuals and/or groups. Include in your reflection behaviors exhibited by the children and words they used as they engaged in the activities and what you learned about these learners through these activities. o Click on the discussion tab at the top of the page, and then click on Reflection- counters activity assignment 4-bulleted activity 1. Type your response in the box, and hit "POST" at the bottom of the box to upload your response. This response must be a 100 word minimum. o Click on the discussion tab at the top of the page, and then click on Reflection- rectangular blocks activity assignment 4-bulleted activity 2. Type your response in the box, and hit "POST" at the bottom of the box to upload your response. This response must be a 100 word minimum.

** These assignments must be posted by January 14, 2011. **