Encouraging Mathematical Thinking: How to Help Children Explore and Expand Math Skills

Autor/inn/en	Sarama, Julie; Clements, Douglas H.
Titel	Encouraging Mathematical Thinking: How to Help Children Explore and Expand Math Skills
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Today, 20 (2005) 2, S.11 (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1070-1214
Schlagwörter	Thinking Skills; Mathematics Skills; Mathematics Instruction; Young Children; Spatial Ability; Mathematical Concepts; Geometry; Numeracy; Elementary School Mathematics; Classification; Measurement; Sequential Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Frühe Kindheit; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Geometrie; Rechenkompetenz; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Messverfahren; Schrittfolge
Abstract	Good early mathematics is broader and deeper than early practice on "school skills." High-quality mathematics should be a joy--not a pressure. It can emerge from children's play, their curiosity, and their natural ability to think. This article describes the areas of mathematics that young children can learn, and encourages elementary teachers to make mathematical development part of their everyday routine. The most important math for young children can be broken down into two main areas: (1) geometric and spatial ideas; and (2) numeric and quantitative ideas. Research shows that young children possess intuitive and informal capabilities in both of these areas. Three other mathematical themes that should be woven through experiences in these two main areas are: (1) patterns; (2) sorting and sequencing; and (3) measurement and data. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10