The diploma thesis discusses the process of learning and memorizing mathematical concepts. This is one of the ways in which a child develops his cognitive and social skills and at the same time expands his vocabulary. Through familiarization with spring flowers, the child becomes familiar with mathematical concepts. The empirical part of the research, called Project Spring, contains a project plan. The project includes the preparation of activities, the learning process and the analysis of responses in children aged three and four, according to various mathematical didactic tasks. The project investigates how well the child knows the concepts of sorting, arranging, time sequence, sampling objects and counting. In parallel with solving mathematical problems, formative monitoring of the child takes place, or observation of how, through play through five different activities, the project participants acquire new knowledge and skills related to them. This type of monitoring allows for emphasizing the child's strong areas and strengthening the weak ones.
The first part of the diploma thesis contains a presentation of mathematics according to the curriculum and the cross-curricular connection of other fields. Theoretically, it also covers what mathematical concepts are, what formative monitoring of knowledge is and what the project on which the diploma thesis is based is. Formative assessment of knowledge also includes adjustments for children with special needs, as the project includes two children with deficits in the social and emotional areas.
The conclusion of the project showed that in the process of all activities, the children remained motivated to solve tasks and were creative in their work.
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