Big Math for little kids

被引：92
作者：
Greenes, C
Ginsburg, HP
Balfanz, R
机构：
[1] Boston Univ, Sch Educ, Boston, MA 02130 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Teachers Coll, New York, NY 10027 USA
[3] Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, MD USA
来源：
EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY | 2004年 / 19卷 / 01期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
mathematics learning; communicating mathematically; mathematics curriculum;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ecresq.2004.01.010
中图分类号：
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号：
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要：
Big Math for Little Kids, a comprehensive program for 4- and 5-year-olds, develops and expands on the mathematics that children know and are capable of doing. The program uses activities and stories to develop ideas about number, shape, pattern, logical reasoning, measurement, operations on numbers, and space. The activities introduce the mathematical ideas in a coherent, carefully sequenced fashion, and are designed to promote curiosity and excitement about learning and doing mathematics. The program produces playful but purposeful learning of deep mathematical ideas, and encourages children to think about and express their mathematical thinking. Throughout the program, great emphasis is placed on the development of mathematical and mathematics-related language. Our observations suggest two broad questions for future research: What kinds of competence can children develop in the context of a rich mathematics environment? In what ways can mathematics learning promote language and literacy? (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：159 / 166
页数：8
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