The Regis Early Childhood Mathematics curriculum is guided by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) best practices highlighting communication, reasoning, problem-solving, and connections. The Early Childhood Mathematics core curriculum includes the Number Corner, TouchMath, and Get Set for School programs. These comprehensive programs provide pathways to conceptual understanding and procedural fluency needed as students’ progress to the Regis Lower School Mathematics program.
3 Pre-Kindergarten: In Regis 3 Pre-K mathematics, the focus is on developing number sense and building a solid foundation for future mathematics success. Students are introduced to an array of mathematical concepts and skills through movement and manipulatives. The hallmark of the Regis program is a supportive environment that values hands-on sensory and dramatic play. Daily activities are designed to maximize children’s natural curiosity by helping them explore patterns and connections in the world around them through contextual themes, games, stories, and visual models.
3 Pre-K Math units include: Patterns, Classification, Comparing Size, Number Recognition, and Counting.
4 Pre-Kindergarten: The Regis 4 Pre-K math program continues the focus on developing a strong number sense through interactive play and multi-sensory activities. Concepts are introduced and explored through whole group lessons, partner activities, small group instruction, and math workstations.
4 Pre-K Math units include: Addition, Subtraction, Skip Counting, Sequencing, Measuring, and Graphing through songs, rhymes, and engaging activities.
Programs utilized in the Regis Early Childhood Mathematics program:
Number Corner: Engaging curriculum provides contextual themes, games, stories, mysteries, and intriguing problems, manipulatives, and visual models to teach mathematics concepts. Additionally, it is logically sequenced around well-researched developmental progressions, allowing for depth and focus as children progress in knowledge and skills.
Get Set for School (by Handwriting Without Tears): This curriculum utilizes music and rhymes to teach counting and explore comparisons, spatial awareness, patterning, matching, and problem-solving.
TouchMath: Touch Math is a multisensory program that makes critical math concepts appealing and accessible for all students. TouchMath strives to maximize student potential through its delivery of hands-on math programs that aid students in visualizing strategies that model developmentally appropriate learning trajectories.