The Beautiful Tree Project: Exploring Measurement in Nature

Autor/in	McLennan, Deanna Pecaski
Titel	The Beautiful Tree Project: Exploring Measurement in Nature
Quelle	In: Teaching Children Mathematics, 25 (2018) 1, S.16-23 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-5836
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Education; Outdoor Education; Kindergarten; Young Children; Early Childhood Education; Play; Student Centered Learning; Mathematics Activities; Observation; Classification; Measurement; Story Telling; Community Action; Discovery Learning; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematische Bildung; Freiluftunterricht; Frühe Kindheit; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Spiel; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Beobachtung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Messverfahren; Entdeckendes Lernen; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	The outdoors can offer children a rich space for learning and inspires authentic mathematical opportunities. The author describes the experiences her kindergarten students have when when they spend many hours each day, exploring their vast play yard and engaging in play-based activities typically done inside a classroom. She also chronicles the Beautiful Tree Project which became a highlight in their mathematical journey, helping to articulate the vision for the necessity of outdoor play and the rich possibilities of child-centered math explorations. Some of the activities that were part of the project included observation, classification, and measuring. It also inspired art, storytelling and community action from the students. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-9840; Fax: 703-476-2570; e-mail: NCTM@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/teaching-children-mathematics/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01