Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: Exploring Math with Open-Ended Materials and Strategies
Chapter 1: Unexpected Treasure: How Real and Recycled Objects
Inspire Thinking and Learning
Chapter 2: Ten Fun Activities to Engage Children in Subitizing
Chapter 3: Using Children’s Names to Build Number Sense
Chapter 4: Playing with Shapes Using Pentominoes
Chapter 5: Creating Coding Stories and Games
Part 2: Embedding Math in All Areas of the Classroom
Chapter 6: Making Math Meaningful for Young Children
Chapter 7: Integrated Math in Learning Centers
Chapter 8: Connecting Math Concepts with Literacy Experiences
Coauthored by Erin Keith
Chapter 9: Math Learning—and a Touch of Science—in the Outdoor
World
Chapter 10: Mathematical Masterpieces: Exploring Math Through
Art
Chapter 11: Easy Ways to Integrate Math in the Gym and Beyond
Part 3: Scaffolding Mathematical Inquiry
Chapter 12: Classroom Bird Feeding: Giving Flight to Children’s
Imaginations
Chapter 13: “Paper Shoes Aren’t for Dancing!” Children’s
Explorations of Music and Movement Through Inquiry
Coauthored by Jennifer Bombardier
Chapter 14: Mitten Measurement: Inspiring Rich Math Inquiry Through
Children’s Books
Chapter 15: Counting Kindness: How a Food Drive Inspired Rich
Mathematical Thinking
Appendix: Reproducible Resources for Families
References
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
This book will be promoted via various NAEYC marketing efforts, including social media pages promotions (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest with a reach of over 200K followers); promotional emails; advertisements in Young Children, Teaching Young Children, and Exchange magazines; and NAEYC’s seasonal resource catalogs. Select authors of the publication will also present a webinar on a topic covered in the book soon after its publication. Finally, the publication will be advertised and sold at various early childhood conferences and trade shows (NAEYC’s Annual Conferences, NAEYC’s Professional Learning Institutes, Zero to Three, etc.).
Deanna Pecaski McLennan , PhD, is a passionate early childhood educator, researcher, and writer from Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, who has spent over 20 years working with young children. She is the recipient of the 2020 Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Teaching STEM, highest award in Canadian education.
As a teacher in Ontario's full-day kindergarten program (equivalent to US prekindergarten) and a university instructor, she devotes her research and practice to exploring the potential for rich mathematics learning through playful inquiry and exploration. She appreciates looking at life through a mathematical lens and recognizes opportunities for authentic, complex engagement in all experiences children have. She is a passionate advocate who feels deeply that the investments we make in the lives of young children benefit our society tremendously over time.
Deanna is also a mom to three children and knows firsthand the importance of supporting and improving their confidence, fluency, and accuracy in mathematics. She considers herself a lifelong learner and has spent the last several years transforming her classroom into a safe, supportive space where children can take risks without the use of rigid programming, rote practice, or worksheets. Deanna believes that educators benefit from sharing their journeys with one another and actively uses reflective writing, technology, and social media to connect with others from around the world. Part of her journey has involved writing extensively for NAEYC and publishing articles in the organization's magazine, Teaching Young Children, and peer-reviewed journal, Young Children. Deanna uses her writing and large social media following to provoke conversations about the role math plays in emergent programs and how educators can cultivate children's mathematical mindset while still honoring their interests, strengths, and needs. You can learn more by visiting her website at www.mrsmclennan.blogspot.com or following her on Twitter and Instagram @McLennan1977.
Embracing Math is a valuable resource to help teachers find and use
the math that is all around us in their early childhood classrooms.
Not only does it include many specific examples, it also provides a
strong conceptual framework about exploring and embedding math
through questions, conversations, and inquiries. — Mary
Hynes-Berry, Coauthor of Where’s the Math? and Faculty, Erikson
Institute and Early Math Collaborative
This is just the resource I need to bring my math instruction to
the next level. My students and I will definitely be exploring,
learning, and having fun with math this upcoming school year! —
William Breeman, Transitional Kindergarten Teacher, San José
Unified School District
Pecaski McLennan openly acknowledges how her own mathematical
identity impacted that of her students. She shows readers that by
embracing math and seeing it everywhere, we can provide children
with rich opportunities for mathematics teaching and learning. —
Toni Galassini, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist, Chicago
Public Schools Office of Early Childhood Education
Pecaski McLennan draws from many sources of inspiration and
includes a wide range of meaningful activities for children’s
engagement with mathematics, from interactions with natural objects
to the foundations of computer coding. Each chapter includes ways
to encourage and leverage children’s natural curiosity by assisting
them in making connections to mathematics in the world around them
in structured and unstructured ways. This book supports emerging
mathematicians in an age-appropriate and effective manner. — Andrew
M. Tyminski, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Clemson
University
This book offers a hands-on, inquiry-based approach to exploring
mathematics with young children that integrates mathematics with
science, literacy, and art. Pecaski McLennan’s suggestions for
engaging in meaningful, story-based precoding activities to support
computational thinking, spatial reasoning, and number sense are
particularly noteworthy and relevant! — Ashley Lewis Presser,
Research Scientist, Education Development Center
Math is everywhere, and the earlier young children see its power in
their daily lives, the more likely they are to explore it instead
of fear it. This book shows us how to raise our next generation to
embrace and excel at math. — Laura Overdeck, Founder and President,
Bedtime Math
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