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Let's talk about math : the LittleCounters approach to building early math skills / by Donna Kotsopoulos, Ph.D., and Joanne Lee, Ph.D, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Kotsopoulos, Donna, (author.). Lee, Joanne, 1970- (author.). LittleCounters (Program) (Added Author).

Summary:

Using examples, sample activities and scripts, this book shows parents and educators how to use purposeful play with children from birth to 5 to promote mathematical thinking and prepare them for formal math instruction.

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  • ISBN: 9781598575897 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1598575899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xii, 133 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Mathematics > Study and teaching (Early childhood) > Activity programs.
Early childhood education > Activity programs.
Numeracy > Study and teaching (Early childhood) > Activity programs.
Child development.
Group guidance in education.

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About the Authors ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1(6)
Chapter 1 Mathematical Brains of Young Children (Birth to 5 Years)
7(12)
Sensitivity to Quantity/Numerosity
8(2)
Linking Numerosity to Number Words
10(1)
Counting
11(4)
Subitizing
15(1)
Ordinality, Ordering Numbers, and Ordinal Numbers
15(2)
Arithmetic
17(1)
Chapter Summary
18(1)
Chapter 2 Purposeful Play
19(14)
Mathematics Made Playful and Mathematizing Elements of Play
20(3)
Adults' Role in Play
23(1)
Free Play
23(2)
Play-Based Learning
25(2)
Purposeful Play
27(2)
Assessing Learning Through Play
29(2)
Chapter Summary
31(2)
Chapter 3 Counting with Your LittleCounters
33(14)
Symbolic Representations of Numbers
38(1)
LittleCounters
38(8)
Developmentally Appropriate Countable Sets
39(1)
Forward Counting First
40(1)
Using Fingers and Gestures to Count
41(2)
Name It, Show It (and Say It), Touch It (and Say It), Move It (and Say It), Say It
43(2)
Count Everything and Anything
45(1)
Chapter Summary
46(1)
Chapter 4 Let's Talk About Numbers!
47(8)
What Is Mathematical Talk?
47(1)
What Do Parents Talk About with Their Young Children?
48(2)
Talking and Learning About Numbers
50(3)
Chapter Summary
53(2)
Chapter 5 Other Mathematical Thinking
55(16)
Visual Spatial Reasoning
56(1)
Visual Spatial Development
57(4)
Navigating Space
57(1)
Shapes
57(3)
Block Play
60(1)
Measurement
61(1)
Comparison
62(1)
Adding and Subtracting
63(3)
Patterning and Early Algebra
66(1)
Estimation
67(1)
Proportional Reasoning
68(1)
Problem Solving
69(1)
Ordinal Numbers
69(1)
Chapter Summary
70(1)
Chapter 6 Mathematics in Everyday Routines and Activities
71(12)
Meals
73(3)
Preparing Food
74(1)
Setting the Table
74(1)
Eating
75(1)
Cleaning Up the Kitchen
76(1)
Bedtime
76(2)
Reading Stories
76(1)
Saying Good Night
77(1)
Chores and Helping
78(1)
Tidy Up!
78(1)
Laundry
78(1)
Gardening
78(1)
Grooming
78(2)
Dressing
79(1)
Hand Washing
79(1)
Hair Brushing
80(1)
Bathing
80(1)
Toothbrushing
80(1)
Organization and Time
80(2)
Lists
80(1)
Waiting
80(1)
Telling Time
81(1)
First This, Second That
82(1)
Chapter Summary
82(1)
Chapter 7 Mathematics Education During Formal Schooling
83(10)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
83(2)
Readiness for Schooling
85(2)
Narrowing the Gap
87(1)
Gender and Mathematics
88(1)
The Role of Parents
89(1)
Teachers and Teacher Knowledge
90(2)
Chapter and Book Summary
92(1)
Appendix A Overview of LittleCounters 93(18)
Appendix B Children's Counting Books 111(1)
Our Suggested List of Counting Books 111(2)
Appendix C Children's Songs and Poems 113(4)
References 117(12)
Index 129


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