Joyful math :
McLennan, Deanna Pecaski,
Joyful math : invitations to play and explore in the early childhood classroom / Deanna Pecaski McLennan. - 1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : color illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
Discovering the joy in math -- Creating an environment filled with mathematical possibility -- Exploring math through art -- Playing with literacy and math -- Bringing math learning outdoors -- Using documentation to honor children's math experiences.
"This book is about how to create invitations for young children to play with math ideas through art, literacy, and outdoor play. The focus of her book is really on math that occurs OUTSIDE of math time. How can we create space for children to play in our classrooms that builds on their own questions as well as the math they are studying in the curriculum? How can we create a joyful and playful space for math so that children feel like mathematical thinkers with valuable ideas from the very start? How can we create connections between math and children's lives so that they see math as creative and purposeful instead of just learning "school math"?"--
1625313268 9781625313263
2019049441
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Electronic books.
QA135.6 / .M395 2020
372.7/049
Joyful math : invitations to play and explore in the early childhood classroom / Deanna Pecaski McLennan. - 1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : color illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
Discovering the joy in math -- Creating an environment filled with mathematical possibility -- Exploring math through art -- Playing with literacy and math -- Bringing math learning outdoors -- Using documentation to honor children's math experiences.
"This book is about how to create invitations for young children to play with math ideas through art, literacy, and outdoor play. The focus of her book is really on math that occurs OUTSIDE of math time. How can we create space for children to play in our classrooms that builds on their own questions as well as the math they are studying in the curriculum? How can we create a joyful and playful space for math so that children feel like mathematical thinkers with valuable ideas from the very start? How can we create connections between math and children's lives so that they see math as creative and purposeful instead of just learning "school math"?"--
1625313268 9781625313263
2019049441
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Electronic books.
QA135.6 / .M395 2020
372.7/049