This book was written to help Pre-K through 4th educators recognize the complexities of the mathematics young children are expected to learn, and to identify what is required for children to develop an understanding of number concepts.

"The Planning Guide for Developing Number Concepts accompanies the series. The guide was written for kindergarten through grade three teachers and teachers of multi-grade classes. It includes comprehensive year-long teaching plans along with classroom management ideas."--Publisher's website.

Use the powerful strategies of play and storytelling to help young children develop their "math brains." This easy-to-use resource includes fun activities, routines, and games inspired by children's books that challenge children to recognize and think more logically about the math all around them.

Assessing math concepts is a continuum of assessments that focus on important core concepts and related "critical learning phases" that must be in place for children to understand and be successful in mathematics. This series is based on the premise that teachers can provide more effective instruction when they are aware of the essential steps that children move through in developing an understanding of foundational mathematical ideas. The assessment tools presented here provide teachers with the information they need to determine precisely what children need to learn. Students progress confidently when teachers are able to provide appropriately challenging learning experiences. - Back cover

Tap into the Power of Child-Led Math Teaching and Learning Everything a child does has mathematical value--these words are at the heart of this completely revised and updated third edition of The Young Child and Mathematics. Grounded in current research, this classic book focuses on how teachers working with children ages 3 to 6 can find and build on the math inherent in children's ideas in ways that are playful and intentional. This resource - Illustrates through detailed vignettes how math concepts can be explored in planned learning experiences as well as informal spaces - Highlights in-the-moment instructional decision-making and child-teacher interactions that meaningfully and dynamically support children in making math connections - Provides an overview of what children know about counting and operations, spatial relations, measurement and data, and patterns and algebra - Offers examples of informal documentation and assessment approaches that are embedded within classroom practice Deepen your understanding of how math is an integral part of your classroom all day, every day. Includes online video!

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