Description

– This book aims to help educators engage with rich mathematical and literary experiences. Each chapter focuses on different mathematical content and has been written by a leading mathematical educator and researcher.
– Some of the features include identification of key mathematical ‘big ideas’, anticipation of misconceptions, and planning frameworks showing how the lessons can be enacted and extended.
– Chapter 1 discusses how to engage children in mathematics through the use of literature. Subsequent chapters deal with early number concepts; place value and number facts; patterning and algebraic thinking; smaller and bigger numbers; measurement concepts; geometrical concepts; chance and probability; data handling and statistics; proficiencies through children’s literature and other media.