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Why Is It Important To Classify Critical For Children?

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Learning how to classify is critical for children in the early years of life.
Classifying is one of the early mathematical processes which lays the foundation for children’s later mathematical learning in regards to patterning, early data skills (1). Classification is a mathematical principle, which contains the insights to identify similarities in the items, attributes or characteristics of numbers, shapes and objects (2). Attaining classification skills help children to adapt to the modern world, deal with the diverse information and objects around them (3).

This booklet is designed for early childhood educators and parents to understand how to support children’s understanding of classification. We recognise the importance of play in children’s …show more content…

Students should learn mathematics and think in new ways (5).

The first goal in the National STEM school education strategy 2016-2026 is to “ensure all students finish school with strong foundational knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and related skills” (6).

Indicators of conceptual development
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According to Piaget’s cognitive development theory, children aged between birth to two years are at sensorimotor period (3). During this stage, infants and toddlers begin to play with toys and select different objects to explore, they are acquiring essential knowledge for classification (3). Through exploration with objects, they realise the different characteristics of various objects such as size, and their understanding of the foundation concept: same and different is developing (1).

What to look for in observation:
Infants and toddlers may experience how different toys or objects feel by touching and putting them into their mouths.

Infants at 7 months begin noticing similarities and differences between items …show more content…

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As children’s understanding of classification progresses, they are able to increase the number of objects grouped and find out more attributes of the objects for classification (7).

What to look for in observation:

Children can classify different toys into different baskets or boxes in the pack away time (3).

Some children begin to collect items. For example, to collect cards with the characters they like (3). Natural or activities that support children’s development of classification skills

Take children to a park or a beach, ask them to make their own collections by collecting items from nature such as leaves, seashells and rocks (7). Discuss the items they collect from the nature, ask them about similarities and differences of the items (7). Ask them to classify these items into groups based on the similar attributes: shape, colour and size (7).

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Provide enough space for infants and toddlers to move freely (1). Educators can provide accessible attribute materials for them to play and explore freely, allow them to engage in child initiated activities. The selected attribute materials should have several observable attributes, for instance, a big, thick, blue circle (8). Recognise infants and toddlers’ understanding about classification and build on their previous knowledge

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