Learning and Teaching Mathematics 0-8
- Helen Taylor - Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
- Andrew Harris - Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
'What a super book! It is absolutely packed with practical ideas and activities to help you love maths, and love teaching and/or learning it. It certainly helps to develop an enthusiasm for a subject most adults tend to say "I'm no good at..."'
- Early Years Educator
‘A wonderful book, packed with practical ideas and activities to help all students love maths.’
- Jo Boaler, Professor of Mathematics Education, Stanford University
Contemporary approaches to developing essential mathematical learning for young children are explored, including:
- play, practical activities and talk for mathematics
- outdoor learning
- understanding pattern
- counting, calculation and place value
- measures and shape
- problem solving and representing mathematics
- assessment
- working with parents.
Written for both trainees and practitioners working with children aged 0 to 8 years, including those studying for Early Years and Early Childhood degrees and those on Primary PGCE and Primary Education courses, this book offers mathematical subject knowledge and teaching ideas in one volume.
Helen Taylor is Course Leader of PGCE Primary Part-time Mathematics at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Andrew Harris is Course Leader of PGCE Modular Mathematics at Canterbury Christ Church University.
‘A wonderful book, packed with practical ideas and activities to help all students love maths.’
'What a super book! It is absolutely packed with practical ideas and activities to help you love maths, and love teaching and/or learning it. It certainly helps to develop an enthusiasm for a subject most adults tend to say "I'm no good at..."'
This is an informative read for anyone who is interested in why mathematics is so essential in the early years. Although the book ranges from
0-8 years it includes a huge amount of information relating to early years and is a must-read for any graduate or leader in an early years role.
This is a well-structured book, which includes aspects of theory and pedagogy in section 1 and more practical aspects related to maths concepts in section 2. This makes the content of the book easily accessible for the students and gives a comprehensive overview of the issues and aspects of maths in the early years.
This is an excellent resource for any aspiring or current practitioner working with children aged 0 - 8. It is full of key ideas to support practitioners in developing mathematics with the youngest minds in research-informed ways.
My students have loved this text book and it is a race to get hold of it. Many have purchased this textbook as it is so accessible and well organised. Students of Early Childhood and Primary have found this textbook easy to use and beneficial to their practice.
An excellent publication which supports students understanding of why it is so important to engage young children in their development of mathematics skills. Additionally providing numerous practical ideas to engage children and staff.
This text is very insightful and will be used particularly on our Early Childhood Education with QTS course. It is so nice to have a text that specifically focuses on this age group.
This book enhanced our teaching and learning for level 4, 5 and is being adopted for all of our 3 year BA course.
The book informs the different mathematical approaches to learning
An informative publication, which explores activities and notions of developing mathematics in the early years. Insightful for students on Diploma programmes and on the Foundation Degree to develop the understanding of learning concepts and maths skills.
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter One: How Children Learn Mathematics and the Implications for Teaching
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