Product Overview
Tap into the Power of Child-Led Math Teaching and LearningWinner of the 2022 Excel Silver Award for Technical Book. Everything a child does has mathematical value--these words are at the heart of this completely revised and updated third edition of The Young Child and Mathematics. Grounded in current research, this classic book focuses on how teachers working with children ages 3 to 6 can find and build on the math inherent in children's ideas in ways that are playful and intentional.This resourceIllustrates through detailed vignettes how math concepts can be explored in planned learning experiences as well as informal spacesHighlights in-the-moment instructional decision-making and child-teacher interactions that meaningfully and dynamically support children in making math connectionsProvides an overview of what children know about counting and operations, spatial relations, measurement and data, and patterns and algebraOffers examples of informal documentation and assessment approaches that are embedded within classroom practiceDeepen your understanding of how math is an integral part of your classroom all day, every day.Includes online video!
