Damon Maerman
ST10434485
FMNP5112
Compulsory Ice Task 1
Competencies of the age 3-4
1. Able to recognize shapes and their
names
2. Able to make use of measuring
apparatus
3. Able to talk about the days of the
week
4. Able to see similarities in shapes
and objects
5. Able to numerically count up to 20
6. Tries to position objects in the
correct openings
Examples of how the adult can support
growth and development in
mathematical concepts
Lay out different shapes and objects
and ask them to name the ones they
know
Provide the child with differently sized
measuring apparatus
Make songs with the days of the week
and months to make them remember
Arrange different items and allow them
to match them to each other
Provide the child with a certain amount
of the same object and let them count
how many there are
Aline different shapes and objects and
allow the child to separate them into
their respective groups
Reference List
Department of Basic Education. 2009. National Early Learning and Development
Standards for Children Birth to Four years (NELDS). Pretoria.
https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/media/1746/file/ZAF-national-early-learningand-development-standards-for-children-birth-to-4-years-2011.pdf [Accessed 7
August 2024].