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Gavin, M. Katherine; Firmender, Janine M.; Casa, Tutita M. – Parenting for High Potential, 2013
What is math talent? Ten different educators will most likely provide 10 different answers. Researchers state that one reason mathematical talent is difficult to describe involves the different ways children manifest math talent. Children can display math talent in three different ways: (a) those who reason abstractly and have an "algebraic…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Talent Identification, Mathematical Aptitude, Children
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Charlesworth, Rosalind – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2005
A university child development/early childhood education professor renews her relationship with young children and with current public school teaching by spending 5 weeks in kindergarten. This article describes some highlights of her experience: the children's daily journal writing, an in-class and take-home math activity, and teaching the…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Learning Activities, Class Activities, Mathematics Activities
Gallenstein, Nancy L. – 2003
Noting that effective teaching models that emphasize critical thinking in mathematics and science are used less often in early childhood classrooms than in those for older students, this book provides early childhood educators with an explanation of teaching models that promote 3- to 8-year-olds critical thinking, problem solving, decision making,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping