Creative Investigations in Early Math

By Angela Eckhoff

Math crops up in everyday activities in so many ways. You can help preschoolers see math in the petals of a flower, the shape of a window, the bounce of a ball, the growth of a plant, and the repetition of a song. Instead of teaching math to preschoolers, you can be their guide as they experiment, think about problems, try solutions, gain understanding, and discuss their findings. Creative Investigations in Early Math gives teachers practical ideas for intentionally fostering young children's hands-on explorations in the following areas:

Number and number sense
Computation
Geometry and spatial sense
Measurement
Data collection and statistics
Patterns and relationships
With your guidance, preschoolers can figure out how the world of mathematics works and how math works in their world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9780876597309

Angela Eckhoff

Angela Eckhoff, PhD, is an associate professor of Teaching and Learning–Early Childhood Education and director of the Virginia Early Childhood Policy Center at Old Dominion University. She holds a dual PhD from the University of Colorado–Boulder in educational psychology and cognitive science. She is a coeditor of the Full STEAM Ahead column for Teaching Young Children from NAEYC. Dr. Eckhoff studies the role of creativity in child development and learning, arts-based research and pedagogical practices, and early STEAM learning in both classroom and museum settings.