Little Kids-Powerful Problem Solvers: Math Stories from a Kindergarten Classroom
Andrews, Angela; Trafton, Paul R.
Language: English
Published by Heinemann Educational Books, 2002
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- Title
- Little Kids-Powerful Problem Solvers: Math Stories from a Kindergarten Classroom
- Author
- Andrews, Angela; Trafton, Paul R.
- Publisher
- Heinemann Educational Books
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0325004315
- ISBN 13
- 9780325004310
- Item weight
- 0.66 pounds
Angela Andrews and Paul Trafton know from experience that kindergartners can do great math-especially if they are engaged and challenged from the start. This collection of stories from Angela's classroom highlights the problem-solving potential of very young students. Arranged by month of the school year, each of these ten stories is an inspiration for a classroom lesson. Together the stories provide a comprehensive picture of what can be accomplished with little kids: making sense of math is the focus of the teaching; respecting children's thinking makes it possible.
Several major themes recur throughout the stories:
With every story, Angela provides not only a narrative, but also a thoughtful appraisal of her own decisions, dilemmas, and choices in the teaching of math. At the end of each story, Paul Trafton focuses on the math involved and the mathematical reasoning of the children. Clearly evident throughout is the authors' conviction that teachers not only need to understand the math in the problems the children are tackling, but also to listen respectfully and to question them honestly about their thinking. In this way, teachers can support their young students and capitalize on the opportunities at hand, the many "teachable moments" this book so successfully captures.
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About the Author
Paul Trafton was a professor in the mathematics department and Fellow in the Regent's Center for Early Developmental Education at the University of Northern Iowa. His long-term interest was in primary mathematics and led to his chairing the K-4 writing team of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 1989).
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