ERIC Number: EJ1306931
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1492-1154
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Joyful Number Talks in Kindergarten
McLennan, Deanna Marie Pecaski
Journal of Teaching and Learning, v13 n2 p43-54 2019
This article discusses the use of number talks to engage kindergarten children in regular joyful math opportunities in the classroom. As an educator of four- and five-year-old students in a full day kindergarten (FDK) program in Ontario, Canada, I embrace inquiry-based learning to guide children's activities. Inspired by the childcare centres in Reggio Emilia, Italy, I continually support and scaffold the expressed interests of children in the form of projects. This means that children are engaged in and discover answers to self-directed questions on a regular basis. I have always compared kindergarten to a dance; sometimes I lead and other times I follow.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts, Reggio Emilia Approach, Discovery Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Mental Computation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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