ERIC Number: EJ1340740
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
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'I Can Create and Eat It for Snack': How Can Cooking Activities Support Early Math Learning?
Jo, SeungJung; Son, Ji-Won
Early Childhood Education Journal, v50 n6 p983-997 Aug 2022
Cooking is a powerful teaching activity that can be used as an integral part of an early childhood curriculum. In this study, we designed and implemented a cooking-infused program in order to investigate the ways that such a program supports preschoolers' math concepts and skills and their attitudes toward mathematics. Data were collected over three years through both quantitative and qualitative measures of the participants' math gains. The study results show that the following characteristics of the cooking-infused program are central to improving preschoolers' math understanding and positive attitude toward mathematics--child-centred learning, problem-solving, daily-life connections, and peer guidance. We highlight that preschoolers could explore high levels of mathematics concepts and develop positive attitudes toward math when their learning is supported with carefully-designed cooking activities.
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Skills, Achievement Gains, Positive Attitudes, Student Centered Curriculum, Problem Solving, Learning Activities, Peer Influence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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