Call for Submissions – GAS Conference 2012 Toledo, OH

Toledo Museum of Art

This posting was taken directly from an email sent by GAS, Glass Art Society.

Call for Presentation Proposals for the Glass Art Society 2012 Toledo,
OH Conference

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio Glass “Roots” in America,
the Glass Art Society’s 42nd annual conference takes place in Toledo,
Ohio, June 13-16, 2012.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 25, 2010
http://www.glassart.org/calls_for_conf_proposals.html

The Glass Art Society Board of Directors is requesting proposals for
lectures, demonstrations, lec-mo’s and panels for the Toledo, Ohio
conference relating to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Studio
Glass “Roots” in America.

In recognition of the Toledo Museum of Art’s role as the cradle of
the American Studio Glass Movement, GAS will be holding its 2012 conference
in Toledo, Ohio. In 1962, two experimental glass workshops held at
the Museum proved that glass was a medium suitable for the expression
of artistic ideas in a studio environment. They launched a movement
that was propelled by an unprecedented collective enthusiasm and since
has turned into an international phenomenon that continues to inspire
experimentation. Toledo, America’s Glass City, is welcoming again artists
from around the world to celebrate the achievements of the past and
to explore the seemingly endless possibilities of glass. Proposal submissions
should recognize this historic year for studio glass, while reflecting
the innovative spirit, diverse viewpoints, and current concerns of
the Glass Art Society community at large.

DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS ONLY
– Online through the GAS website
– Or on Disc mailed to the GAS office

Please visit the Call for Conference Proposals webpage for complete
details.

Learning numbers actually involves a few different skills, from recognizing the shape of the number and knowing the word that goes with it to understanding one to one correspondence for counting and what order the numbers go in.

A lot of this is learned best through play and activities that get kids counting and tracing and otherwise interacting with numbers. These activities can help.

I specifically mentioned tracing above because of these number formation rhymes cards from Teaching Mama, which can be used in lots of ways to practice making the shapes of the numbers, including tracing, lining up items on the number shapes (and counting them!), using playdough to shape the numbers and so on. Each number has a little rhyme to help you remember how to make it, which is cute.

And speaking of playdough, you can find lots of playdough number mats with different themes for kids to use as they learn about numbers. Preschool Play and Learn, for example, has these cute apple themed ones that also teach one to one correspondence as you learn the numbers and count to 10.

Or use these tree-themed ones from Live Over Cs to form the numbers, count out items on a ten frame and place the correct number of items in the tree to match the number (do this with playdough, little buttons or whatever manipulatives you have on hand). Your little builders will also love these Duplo number mats from Life Over Cs, which allow you to shape the number out of blocks and count out the number of blocks that corresponds to each number.

I also love these mats from The Savvy Sparrow that include the number and the word you can trace with playdough or marker, showing how to count the number on your fingers, a tens frame and a number line.

Finger plays and counting songs are lots of fun for little ones, too, and Childhood 101 has a great collection of songs and rhymes having to do with numbers (as well as printable song cards you can use with them.

This cardboard roll number chain form Hands On As We Grow would be a fun addition to singing number songs or to use in other play and counting games. And we all love something easy to make with stuff we already have.

Older kids who already know the order of numbers can also use these connect the dot number printables from Fun Learning for Kids. Or use the shapes for playdough mats or to practice tracing even for kids who don’t know all the numbers in order yet.

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