1 Chapter 20 Creative MathematicsDevelopmental Pattern of Learning Mathematical Ideas Parents as Partners Mathematics in Learning Centers Movement Center Art Center Water Table Dramatic Play Blocks Language Arts

2 Developmental Pattern of Learning Mathematical IdeasEmergent Beginning first months of life Daily experiences and math concepts General-to-specific learning Math words/concepts in daily life

3 Parents as Partners Mathematic concepts reinforced through: SongsNonverbal communication Spatial awareness Exploring environment Sequential words Different physical perspectives

4 Mathematics in Learning CentersMovement—over, under, above, how high, how long … Art center—number of items, measurement, problem-solving, size, differences Water table—amounts, volume, size, comparisons Dramatic play—telephone numbers, today, yesterday, tomorrow, sizes, amounts Language arts—number books, books with math concepts

5 Early Childhood Mathematical ConceptsNumbers—rote, rational, one-to-one correspondence, cardinal, ordinal Classification—likenesses and differences Comparing—differences in size, shape, and so on Ordering/seriation—begin with opposite ends of a series Shape and form—basic shapes to more complex

6 Mathematics—Grades 3 to 5Builds on basic math concepts Making connections Managing new concepts Student learns to question, consider different strategies Introduction to algebra, geometry, data, measurement