These Learning Trajectories [LT]2 videos highlight how children learn spatial awareness. See how teachers encourage spatial awareness with the children in their programs. Each video also illustrates an identified Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework goal.
Math Learning Trajectories Video: Spatial Awareness, Birth to 9 Months
Spatial Awareness Birth to 9 Months:
Math Learning Trajectories
Woman: Look at this one. Watch. Try that again. The yellow. I'm going to put the blue. Pink. Your turn. You can hold onto it. Put it inside. Or eat them all. Watch, watch. I'm gonna put the blue inside. It fits. Now look at this green one. Here. You feel it. Nice and round. Mmm.
Now let's put it inside again. Here we go, green. Whoop! Inside. Here's another orange round one. Here. You can feel it, too. Smooth. Yep. Got it?
Okay. Let's put this orange one inside now. Ready? So, you try. Got it? In it goes! Here's a yellow one.
In this video, a boy visually tracks how his teacher places one cup into another. This behavior reflects Goal IT-C 9 for children birth to 9 months, who explore objects and watch them as they move through space.
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