MathArts: Exploring Math Through Art for 3 to 6 Year Olds

Gainer, Cindy, Kohl, MaryAnn F.

ISBN 10: 0876591772 / ISBN 13: 9780876591772

Published by Gryphon House, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MathArts: Exploring Math Through Art for 3 to 6 Year Olds
• Publisher: Gryphon House
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876591772
• ISBN 13: 9780876591772
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Get ready to create and count in this exciting introduction to math! MathArts is an innovative approach that uses creative art projects to introduce preschoolers to early math concepts. Each of the more than 100 hands-on projects is designed to help children discover essential math skills through a creative process unique to every individual. Math concepts include: One-to-one correspondence; matching; sorting; grouping; classifying; opposites; number recognition; number values, and counting. This well-organized book provides both teachers and parents with a diverse range of activities for making math both fun and fascinating. The possibilities are endless!

About the Author

Award-winning author MaryAnn F. Kohl has written 14 books. Her philosophy, “It’s the process, not the product,” guides her writing as she provides open-ended art activities for young children. MaryAnn’s activities focus on the experience of art, not the final product a child creates. She lives in Ferndale, Washington.
Cindy Gainer is the author of award-winning I'm Like You, You're Like Me and coauthor of MathArts and Good Earth Art with MaryAnn F. Kohl.  She has a BFA from Seton Hill University and Pennsylvania State Teaching Certification in Art and Early Childhood Education and Gestalt Therapy Certification. Cindy lives in Jeannette, Pennsylvania.