1. Chapter 20 Creative Mathematics
Developmental 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 Ideas
Emergent
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: Songs
Nonverbal communication
Spatial awareness
Exploring environment
Sequential words
Different physical perspectives

4. Mathematics in Learning Centers
Movement—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 Concepts
Numbers—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 5
Builds on basic math concepts
Making connections
Managing new concepts
Student learns to question, consider different strategies
Introduction to algebra, geometry, data, measurement