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Understand the role of the Early Years practitioner in relation to supporting children’s emergent mathematical development / Understand inclusive practice in relation to emergent mathematics.
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‘Mathematical problem solving in the early years: Developing opportunities, strategies and confidence’ by Dr Sue Gifford on the NRICH website
Click to read about children seeing themselves as successful problem solvers.
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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘What is scaffold learning?’ on the Maths Solutions website
‘Early years mathematics toolkit’ from Cumbria County Council
‘Mathematical problem solving in the early years: Developing opportunities, strategies and confidence’ by Dr Sue Gifford on the NRICH website
‘Add interest by making maths personal in the early years’ from the Teach Early Years
‘An inclusive approach to maths teaching’ from the Maths No Problem website
‘Maths in early years – “What children learn is important, but HOW they learn is even more crucial”’ on the Teach Wire website
‘Inclusive teaching in mathematics’
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Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
In ‘Sustained, shared thinking’ from the Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority click to read about children and educators working together in conversations which provide opportunities to discuss and think about problems or challenges in a serious, extended way. Whilst reading this article, consider how this can be applied to supporting mathematical development.
Read about sustained shared thinking in ‘Playing to Learn: A guide to child-led play and its importance for thinking and learning’, commissioned by ATL from Di Chilvers. Read sections 6 and 7.
This article on the Rising Stars website looks at ‘Meeting individual needs and coordinating the inclusive teaching of maths’.
Think And Challenge
