More than Just Number

Autor/in	Brown, Carmen S.
Titel	More than Just Number
Quelle	In: Teaching Children Mathematics, 15 (2009) 8, S.474-479 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-5836
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Geometric Concepts; Mathematics Instruction; Early Childhood Education; Cooperative Learning; Teacher Student Relationship; Peer Relationship; Learning Activities; Teacher Effectiveness; Classroom Environment; Language Usage; Thinking Skills; Inquiry + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Elementare Geometrie; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Kooperatives Lernen; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Lernaktivität; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Sprachgebrauch; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	Children are naturally interested in shapes and spatial ideas. Geometric learning builds on their inquisitiveness and enthusiasm and challenges them to explore ideas about shape: their characteristics, spatial relationships, and symmetry. As such, early childhood environments should provide opportunities for children to explore materials, engage in activities, and work in collaboration with peers and teachers to construct their own knowledge of the world around them. Teachers can organize the environment to encourage students to explore shapes and their characteristics by providing pictures of various typical and atypical shapes in different sizes and orientations throughout the classroom. Quality instruction occurs in environments that feature these three characteristics: (1) Use of rich geometric language; (2) Support of children's thinking; and (3) Nurture of children's explorations and ideas. Examples of materials that foster geometric learning and development in the early childhood classroom are also discussed in this article. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10