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Download full textKorkmaz, Halil Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Arif – Turkish Journal of Education, 2022
This study aimed to investigate the impact of inquiry-based indoor and outdoor mathematics activities on pre-school children's geometric and spatial thinking skills. Thirty-two children between 48 and 66 months old participated in the study. The study employed as a quasi-experimental research model and employed Non-equivalent Control Group Design.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Inquiry, Outdoor Education
Downton, Ann; Russo, James; Hughes, Sally; Bobis, Janette; Livy, Sharyn; Sullivan, Peter – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2022
Just as students experience productive struggle or spend time in the 'zone of confusion' when engaging with challenging tasks, teachers also experience similar difficulties and periods of confusion when engaging with new pedagogical approaches. Prior to a 19-week lockdown due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) during 2020, two Foundation teachers…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Learning Experience, COVID-19, Pandemics
Direct linkMurcia, Karen; Clifford, Emma; Cross, Emma; Pepper, Coral; Drury, Shyam – Teaching Science, 2020
In this paper, we explore how an intentionally planned learning environment, rich with material resources and inquiry questioning practices, supported young children's engagement with an integrated science and mathematics learning experience. A practitioner-researcher, named 'Jenny', from an Australian early year learning centre, partnered with…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
Dubosarsky, Mia; Murphy, Barbara; Roehrig, Gillian; Frost, Linda C.; Jones, Jennifer; Carlson, Stephan P. – Young Children, 2011
Both Nette Londo and Carolyn J. B. Melchert took part in "Ah neen dush" ("Why?" in Ojibwe), a three-year professional development program for Head Start teachers on the White Earth reservation. The program, a collaboration between the White Earth Head Start program and the University of Minnesota, was funded by the Office of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, American Indians, Disadvantaged Youth, Critical Thinking
Albert Shanker Institute, 2009
This report examines the importance and efficacy of oral language, literacy, mathematics, and science preschool curricula and how these curricula can be improved through alignment with research on early childhood development and learning. Detailed, research-driven recommendations are presented for what preschool-aged children should be learning in…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Oral Language, Literacy Education, Mathematics Instruction
Gallenstein, Nancy L. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2005
The purpose of this article is to present various techniques that will engage young children, ages 3-8, in learning science and mathematics. Children actively engage in acquiring basic science and mathematics concepts as they explore their environment. The methods presented are intended to meet the developmental levels of young learners as they…
Descriptors: Young Children, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
