Montessori Preschool at Copperfield instructors teach math skills with food drive

Preschoolers at the Montessori Preschool at Copperfield have collected 376 food items for Cypress families.

Preschoolers at the Montessori Preschool at Copperfield have collected 376 food items for Cypress families.

Children established a goal of collecting 65 food items in a month and surpassed their goal by 301 in two weeks.

Additionally, all throughout the month of November, teachers at the school introduced service as a way to inspire math readiness in preschool children. By collecting the cans and non-perishable items, students practiced counting skills, place value, addition and subtraction.

Teachers aided the counting process, introducing place value to understand the value of three-digit numbers and tracking total donations on a large chart.

And kindergartners practiced three-digit addition and subtraction problems to account for the total number of food items.

All food items will be donated to Cypress Assistance Ministries for Thanksgiving.