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Author McLennan, Deanna Pecaski, author.

Title Embracing math : cultivating a mindset for exploring & learning / Deanna Pecaski McLennan.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, [2020]
©2020

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Unexpected treasure : how real and recycled objects inspire thinking and learning -- Ten fun activities to engage children in subitizing -- Using children name's to build number sense -- Playing with shapes using pentominoes -- Creating coding stories and games -- Making math meaningful for young children -- Integrated math in learning centers -- Connecting math concepts with literacy experiences / coauthored by Erin Keith -- Math learning--and a touch of science--in the outdoor world -- Mathematical masterpieces : exploring math through art -- Easy ways to integrate math in the gym and beyond -- Classroom bird feeding : giving flight to children's imaginations -- "Paper shoes aren't for dancing!" Children's explorations of music and movement through inquiry / coauthored by Jennifer Bombardier -- Mitten measurement : inspiring rich math inquiry through children's books -- Counting kindness : how a food drive inspired rich mathematical thinking.
Summary Gain confidence in your ability to incorporate math into all aspects of your early learning program.
Enhance your own comfort level with math in order to develop and implement a rich math program through the lens of emergent learning while increasing children's interest, confidence, and success in mathematics. This book provides a strong pedagogical discussion with relevant, easy-to-implement examples of how to cultivate a learning space for complex exploratory math learning without textbooks or worksheets. Be inspired to reflect upon your curriculum through a mathematical lens and to see the potential for math learning in all aspects of your program. Educators will easily relate to this collection of math-related topics told from the perspective of a teacher who was initially nervous about her ability to teach math to young children and her journey to becoming a more confident teacher of math.
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Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Preschool) -- Activity programs.
Added Title Cultivating a mindset for exploring and learning
Other Form: Print version: McLennan, Deanna Pecaski. Embracing math. Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, [2020] 9781938113659 (DLC) 2020934208 (OCoLC)1121602127
ISBN 9781938113666 (electronic book)
1938113667 (electronic book)
9781938113659
1938113659