Children\'s Mathematics

see alsoalgorithms, calculations,

CCaallccuullaattiinngg wwiitthh llaarrggeerr nnuummbbeerrss

ssuuppppoorrtteedd bbyy jjoottttiinnggss, CCoouunnttiinngg

ccoonnttiinnuuoouussllyy,, number operations,

SSttaannddaarrdd ssyymmbboolliicc ooppeerraattiioonnss wwiitthh

ssmmaallll nnuummbbeerrss,,written methods,

sustained shared thinking, 7

ssyymmbboolliicc ffoorrmm ooff ggrraapphhiiccss,,88–89, 90, 177

symbolic languages, 23, 33, 62, 96, 241

symbolic play, 18,

see alsohome corner, role play

symbols/symbolism, 4, 10, 14, 18, 21, 24,

25, 31, 32, 33, 58, 60, 61, 62, 70, 81,

90, 92, 96, 99

abstract, conventional, formal,

standard, 21, 32, 70, 71, 77, 79, 88,

89, 90

children’s own, 63, 96

iconic, 88

mathematical, number, 6, 20, 33, 45,

81, 85, 86, 89

understanding, 72–74

symbolic tools, 21, 23–24, 79, 213, 214

tables, seegraphs

tables, see graphicsarea, writing table

see alsotimes tables

take-away, see subtraction

tallies, 6, 80, 87, 115, 178, 182, 208, 209,

211, 234, 241

see alsoiconic forms

taxonomy, 131

see alsoCCaatteeggoorriieess ooff cchhiillddrreenn’’ss

mmaatthheemmaattiiccaall ggrraapphhiiccss

teachers’ beliefs, 12, 32–32, 194, 196

teachers’ difficulties, 82–83

‘third space’, 81

time–seemeasures

times tables, tables, 185–187

transitional forms, 80, 90, 93, 242

transformative thinking, 79

translate, translation, 2, 33, 38, 77–83, 85,

165, 195, 197, 236, 240

USA, 3, 4, 57, 75, 194

‘Using and Applying’ mathematics, 6–7

visits, home/school

enriching schemas, 44, 50–51, 180, 181,

210

weight, weighing, seemeasures

well-being, 136, 170

Wingate Nursery, 135

workbooks, worksheets, 2, 3, 4, 8–9, 31,

80, 81–82, 85, 115, 194–197, 229,

232

writing second language, 78, 119

see alsobi-literacy

see alsoemergent writing

writing area, table, 130–140, 145, 151,

152, 162– , 164, 202, 206

see also graphics area

wwrriitttteenn ffoorrmm ooff ggrraapphhiiccss,88, 89, 122

written calculations, 5, 71, 105, 108, 113,

129, 170, 239, 240, 241

methods,6, 7, 24, 64, 68, 76, 77, 80,86,

87,88, 90, 91, 105, 106, 107, 108,

115, 129, 130, 132, 185, 188, 193,

194, 195, 197, 199, 203, 205, 209,

210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 224, 231,

235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 242

see alsoalgorithms, calculations,

number operations, written methods,

sums

zero, 127, 148, 164, 177, 203–204

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