The Earliest Geometry.

Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie

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ERIC Number: EJ668807

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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The Earliest Geometry.

Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie

Teaching Children Mathematics, v7 n2 p82-86 Oct 2000

Examines activities and children's thinking in four main areas of the Geometry Standard in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM) "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics": (1) properties of shapes; (2) locations and spatial relationships; (3) transformations and symmetry; and (4) visualization. (Author)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Geometry, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Symmetry, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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