Title: Exploring mathematics through play in the early childhood classroom /
Authors: Parks, Amy Noelle
Year: 2015
Subjects: Mathematics Study and teaching (Early childhood) Activity programs.
Contents: Part 1: Creating time and space for play. Introduction -- Finding out about children's mathematical play in multiple contexts -- Organizing time and space at school for mathematical play -- Part II: Highlighting the mathematics in play. Blocks, puzzles, and dolls: the geometry standards -- Games and action figures: the number and operations standards -- Which is longer? What holds more? The measurement standards -- The mathematical practices -- Part III: Making formal lessons playful. Designing formal lessons that build on play -- Including play in assessments -- Conclusion.