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Playful Mathematics for Children | Helen J. Williams | Corwin
Built around the idea that children are naturally mathematical in their play, Playful Mathematics for Children aims to inspire us to rethink mathematics, to explore how children learn best and how adults can effectively support their mathematical learning. Williams believes the way maths is taught in the early years is imperative in instilling a positive relationship with the subject, and suggests looking for the maths within a child's chosen play, alongside providing maths based activities.
There is a lot of ground covered, with ideas on multiple aspects of the subject, but always seen through a fresh perspective, and very much through a child's eyes. Thought-provoking and insightful, this book offers lots of practical suggestions for lesson ideas that can be used to cover early learning goals, and also the prompts to get you thinking about maths as an area of learning contained in every other subject within the curriculum – the clever bit is bringing it to the foreground.
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