Thinking and Learning About Mathematics in the Early Years

Zusatztext 'Practitioners! particularly curriculum developers in the field of early childhood mathematics education! will benefit from reading this book.' - CHOICE Informationen zum Autor Linda Pound is an Early Years Education consultant and a regular contributor to Nursery World. Klappentext An exploration of children's mathematical development to show how you can encourage and enhance the numeracy skills of any child in the early years by linking maths to every-day life and making it a playful and enjoyable cross-curricular activity. Zusammenfassung An exploration of children's mathematical development to show how you can encourage and enhance the numeracy skills of any child in the early years by linking maths to every-day life and making it a playful and enjoyable cross-curricular activity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Is maths hard? 2. There's more to maths than numbers 3. Maths is about life.... 4. Looking for patterns 5. Playing maths 6. Thinking maths 7. Talking maths 8. Creative maths 9. Creating an environment for mathematical development 10. Confident adults supporting confident mathematicians Conclusion Bibliography Children's books Index

Product details

• Authors: Linda Pound, Linda (Education Consultant Pound, Pound Linda
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.07.2008
• EAN: 9780415432351
• ISBN: 978-0-415-43235-1
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Essential Guides for Early Years Practitioners; Essential Guides for Early Years Practitioners
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Curricula, Teaching of a specific subject, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten