Mathematics is far more than arithmetic: it is a way of ordering, understanding and describing the world – through numbers and quantities, shapes and space, patterns, measures and time. Children meet mathematics long before school: they count stairs, compare sizes, sort things, spot patterns, build and arrange. The early mathematical education approach picks up right here: it supports mathematical thinking as part of everyday life, through play and with joy – not as school lessons brought forward, but as discovering and understanding in daily routines and play. This course shows how children learn to think mathematically, which mathematical areas there are (numbers, shapes, patterns, measures, time), how to support them in everyday life and play, what role language and dialogue play, and how to awaken a love of maths rather than maths anxiety.
Course objectives:
- understand the importance of early mathematical education
- follow how children learn to think mathematically
- put the everyday-integrated, playful approach into practice
- know and support the mathematical areas (numbers, shapes, patterns, measures, time)
- use the role of language and dialogue in mathematics
- observe and support mathematical learning
- awaken a love of maths and avoid maths anxiety
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