Hidden Big Kid Math

Evrielle's closet develops foundations for:

👗 Classification

👗 Fractions

👗 Ratios

👗 Statistics

👗 Probability

👗 Combinatorics

👗 Algebra

👗 Optimization

👗 Data Science

👗 Artificial Intelligence

One of the most important ideas in mathematics is that there are often many possible solutions.

Every outfit Evrielle creates is a mathematical choice.

Start With Observation

Notice

• What do you see?

• What colors stand out?

• Which outfit catches your eye?

• What accessories can you find?

• What looks organized?

• What looks out of place?

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Wonder

• Which outfit do you think Evrielle likes best?

• Which clothes belong together?

• What do you think she is getting ready for?

• Why might she be thinking so carefully?

Color Detective 

Look closely at the closet.

Questions

• Which color appears most often?

• Which color appears least often?

• What colors seem to go together?

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Create Data

Make a tally chart:

Color.              Count

______________________

Pink

Purple

Blue

Green

Yellow

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Future Mathematics

⭐ Statistics

⭐ Data Visualization

Math Explorer

👚 Sorting Stylist

One of the most important mathematical skills is classification.

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Questions

How could we sort all of the clothing that we see?

• By color?

• By type?

• By season?

• By size?

• By occasion?

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Deep Thinking

Could one item belong in more than one group?

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Future Mathematics

⭐ Sets

⭐ Classification

⭐ Data Science

Outfit Combinations

Imagine Evrielle chooses:

• 1 shirt

• 1 pair of shoes

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Questions

How many different outfits can she create?

What happens if she adds:

• a scarf?

• a bow?

• socks?

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Parent Tip

Don't worry about finding the exact answer.

The goal is helping children think about possibilities.

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Future Mathematics

⭐ Combinatorics

⭐ Computer Science

⭐ Probability

Pattern Designer

Fashion is full of patterns.

Questions

• Do you see repeating colors?

• What patterns do you see on clothing?

Future Mathematics

⭐ Algebra

⭐ Pattern Recognition

Fraction Thinking

Closets are full of fractions.

Questions

Count all of the clothes.

Ask:

• What fraction are purple?

• What fraction are pink?

• What fraction have long sleeves?

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Imagine Evrielle and her sister are sharing the closet.

Questions

• How could we divide the clothes fairly?

• How would we know if everyone received the same amount?

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Future Mathematics

⭐ Fractions

⭐ Percentages

⭐ Ratios

Measurement and Comparison

Look around the room and find items of the same category (ex: the bows on the table)

Compare

• Longer / shorter

• Bigger / smaller

• Wider / narrower

Future Mathematics

⭐ Measurement

⭐ Geometry

Probability Playground

Questions

Imagine going in your closet, closing your eyes and choosing:

• a shirt

• a pair of shoes

Ask:

• Which color are you most likely to choose?

• Which color would be hardest to pick?

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Prediction

If Evrielle chooses one item at random:

What do you think she will get?

Why?

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Future Mathematics

⭐ Probability

⭐ Statistics

Negative Number Thinking

Fashion naturally introduces gains and losses.

Closet Inventory

Imagine Evrielle starts with:

10 tops

She donates 3.

Ask:

• How many remain?

Now imagine she promises to lend someone 12 tops for a costume party.

Ask:

• Does she have enough?

• How many more does she need?

Explain:

Mathematicians sometimes use negative numbers to represent amounts below what is needed.

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Future Mathematics

⭐ Integers

⭐ Accounting

⭐ Budgeting

Pre Algebraic Thinking

Algebra begins with relationships.

Ask:

If every outfit needs:

• 1 shirt

• 1 pair of shoes

How many shoes are needed for 5 outfits?

What about 10 outfits?

What changes?

Children are learning to describe relationships between quantities.

That is algebra.

Parent Corner

Instead of just asking:

❌ What color is that shirt?

Also Try:

✅ How could we organize all of these clothes?

Instead of just asking:

❌ How many shoes are there?

Also Try:

✅ How many different outfits could Evrielle create?

Mathematics becomes richer when children explain their ideas and compare different solutions.

Try It At Home:

Fashion Sort

Fashion Sort

Sort clothing by:

• Color

• Season

• Type

• Size

Discuss:

• Which group has the most?

• Which has the least?

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Outfit Challenge

Choose:

• 2 shirts

• 2 pairs of pants

• 2 pairs of shoes

How many outfits can you make?

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Closet Graph

Count clothing colors and create a simple bar graph.