1st Edition
Mathematics for Young Children An Active Thinking Approach
By Marion H. Bird
Copyright 1991
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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For many years, increasing stress has been placed on the importance of giving the under-sevens a good start in mathematics. Originally published in 1991, Mathematics for Young Children shows how children as young as four and five and of all abilities can be encouraged to carry out their own mathematical explorations whilst covering the content of a prescribed curriculum.
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List of Figures. Preface and Acknowledgements. Part I: Setting the Scene 1. Some Questions 2. Some Background Details Part II: Case-studies 3. Circle Arrangements 4. Six by Six Squares 5. Number Squares 6. Christmas Trees 7. Plates of Biscuits 8. A Stick of Cubes Part III: Analysis Preliminary Note 9. The Mathematics 10. The Children’s Initiatives 11. The Teacher’s Role. In Conclusion: Why?. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Marion H. Bird
