Active Expreiences For Active Children Mathematics

Description

KEY BENEFIT Based on the most recent, nationally recognized research regarding children's approaches to learning and learning trajectories, including the National Research Council, as well as current NCTM curriculum guidelines for mathematics, this latest text in the authors' Active Experiences series provides clear, concise, and usable chapters on ways to guide children's mathematical thinking and learning. KEY TOPICS: Involve group work, investigations, and projects; are grounded in children's interests and needs; and combine to form a coherent learning curriculum. Additionally, each conforms to the most recent standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). MARKET The experiences included are ideal for use in childcare, preschool, Head Start, and other early learning environments; as well as with children in kindergarten and early primary-grades.