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Training Teachers: A Harvest of Theory and Practice
Training Teachers A Harvest of Theory and Practice Author:Margie Carter, Deb Curtis, Deb Curtis, Elizabeth Jones More Than Counting is an extensive sampling of a "whole-math" curriculum. Developed by teachers at the Arlitt Child Development Center of the University of Cincinnati and tested for over ten years in preschool and kindergarten classrooms, this whole-math curriculum is the result of years of collaboration, study, and modification. The book is f... more »illed with unusual games and fun activities that have proven superior in facilitating children's construction of mathematical knowledge (and in easing teaching anxiety about providing a solid math curriculum). All of the more than 100 activities are fun and are designed to appeal to the interests of girls as well as boys from preschool through kindergarten (age three and older). The chapters include: Introduction to Whole Math, Math Manipulatives, Collections, Grid Games, Path Games, Graphing, Math and Gross-Motor Play, and The Math Suitcase.« less