Active Experiences for Active Children: Mathematics, 3rd edition
- Carol Seefeldt |
- Alice Galper |
- Ithel Jones |
Title overview
- For the Teacher and For the Children sections provide a balance between intentional teaching resources and child-centered learning activities
- The excellent coverage of important mathematical content for children presents a consistent and well-rounded text.
- The text includes the most up-to date research and recommendations from the National Research Council.
- Assessment techniques in the text allow teachers and students to use a variety of techniques, including documentation.
- NEW! A new author from NIEER, Judi Stevenson-Garcia, brings contemporary classroom experiences and research to this solid and balanced book originally conceptualized by Carol Seefeldt and Alice Galper.
- NEW! To ensure that readers are receiving the most current research and implications for teaching math to young children, this edition features the most up-to date research and recommendations from the National Research Council regarding early childhood math standards, curriculum, assessment, and cognitive development throughout the text.
- NEW! This edition provides more developmentally appropriate and intentional assessment guidance than ever before. Detailed instructions for conducting comprehensive assessments, with guidance and suggestions for observing and interviewing children, documenting their learning, and using assessment information to guide instruction are all added to this enhanced content.
- NEW! Features updated, research-based guides explaining children’s cognitive and skill development in all math content areas, based on the Learning Trajectories Approach. Teachers will learn the sequence in which children understand math concepts, thereby making instruction more relevant and meaningful, concrete and practical.
- NEW! In every chapter in Part II of the text, an updated Home-School Connection feature illustrates and exemplifies various ways to support children’s daily learning of mathematics. New reproducible home-school connection communications are included along with recommendations for exploring math concepts at home and in the community, ideas for community-school math activities, communicating children’s learning to family members, and soliciting help from parents or family members to support children’s learning in and out of school.
- NEW! Technology resources, including updated websites and recommendations for using technology to support assessment and instruction, are featured at the completion of every chapter. These technology enhancements provide new avenues for seeking the most current information, current ways to use technology to support young children’s mathematical understanding, and assessment of student progress.
- Part II gives readers the most current resources and learning experiences at their disposal with the addition of updated reviews of relevant children’s literature, including new recommendations for math content areas and new recommended activities based on the literature.
Table of contents
1 Experiences and Mathematics in Early Childhood: Theory into Practice
Deep Personal Meaning
Firsthand Experiences
Initiative, Choices, and Decision Making
Developmentally Appropriate
Content with Meaning and Integrity
Involving Others
Play
Group Work and Projects
Interactions with Teachers and Other Adults
Covered with Language
Continuity of Learning
Time to Reflect
Organization
Observation and Assessment
Summary
2 Active Children, Active Environments
The Essentials
Beauty
Space
Aesthetics
Indoor Spaces
Integrating Spaces
Math or Manipulative Areas
Science Areas
Art Centers
Woodworking Centers
Book and Library Centers
Sociodramatic Play Areas
Block Areas
Water and Sand Areas
Music Areas
Computer Stations
Quiet Spaces
Outdoor Spaces
Math/Science and Nature Discovery Areas
Art Spaces
Physical Spaces
Other Spaces
Planning for Inclusion
The Teacher’s Role
Summary
3 Building Connections to Home and Community Through Active Experiences
Out into the School
Inside the School Building
Outside in the Natural Environment
Out into the Neighborhood and Community
Basic Guidelines for Meaningful Field Experiences
Building Connections with the Neighborhood and Community
The Neighborhood as a Mathematics Laboratory
Neighborhood Resources
The Home—School Connection
Summary
4 Connecting Everyday Experiences with Mathematical Content
Knowledge of Children
Knowledge of the Subject Matter: Mathematics
Principles for Teaching Mathematics
NCTM Standards
Curriculum Focal Points and Connections
Using Knowledge of Mathematics to Guide Children’s Development
Expanding and Extending Firsthand Experiences
Summary
Part TWO Guides to Active Experiences
5 Developing Ideas of Number and Operations
For the Teacher
What You’ll Need to Know
Key Concepts
Goals and Objectives
What You’ll Need
The Home—School Connection
Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning
For the Children
Learning About Numbers and Counting
Reflecting
Extending and Expanding to the Primary Grades
Tear-Out Sheets
6 Learning the Basic Concepts of Algebra
For the Teacher
What You’ll Need to Know
Key Concepts
Goals and Objectives
What You’ll Need
The Home—School Connection
Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning
For the Children
Learning Algebraic Concepts
Reflecting
Extending and Expanding to the Primary Grades
Tear-Out Sheets
7 Developing Geometric and Spatial Thinking Skills
For the Teacher
What You’ll Need to Know
Key Concepts
Goals and Objectives
What You’ll Need
The Home—School Connection
Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning
For the Children
Exploring Geometry
Reflecting
Extending and Expanding to the Primary Grades
Tear-Out Sheets
8 Learning the Basic Concepts of Measurement
For the Teacher
What You’ll Need to Know
Key Concepts
Goals and Objectives
What You’ll Need
The Home—School Connection
Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning
For the Children
Measuring
Extending and Expanding to the Primary Grades
Tear-Out Sheets
9 Data Description, Organization, Representation, and Analysis
For the Teacher
What You’ll Need to Know
Key Concepts
Goals and Objectives
What You’ll Need
The Home—School Connection
Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning
For the Children
Collecting and Analyzing Data
Reflecting
Extending and Expanding to the Primary Grades
10 Learning to Problem-Solve
For the Teacher
What You’ll Need to Know
Key Concepts
Goals and Objectives
What You’ll Need
The Home—School Connection
Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning
For the Children
Project Work
Extending and Expanding to the Primary Grades
Tear-Out Sheets
References
Children’s Books
Resources
Index