MATH AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, Eighth Edition, is an introduction to engaging math and science experiences for early childhood and early elementary education programs, and provides an organized, sequential approach to creating a developmentally appropriate math and science curriculum. The content aligns with key guidelines and standards: The National Association for the Education of Young Children's (NAEYC) Professional Preparation Standards (2010); Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) guidelines; Common Core Mathematics Standards; and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The book also addresses STEM/STEAM and the essential domains of child growth and development during the crucial birth-through-eight age range. A valuable resource for the student/future teacher, working professional, or involved parent, MATH AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN emphasizes the interrelatedness of math and science and how they can be integrated into all other curriculum areas.
Author(s): Rosalind Charlesworth
Edition: 8
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 512
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part 1: Concept Development in Mathematics and Science
Ch 1: Development, Acquisition, Problem Solving, and Assessment
1-1 Concept Development
1-2 Types of Learning Experiences
1-3 Six Steps in Instruction
1-4 National Assessment Standards
Summary
Ch 2: Basics of Science, Engineering, and Technology
2-1 The Framework and Standards for Science Education
2-2 Concept Understanding in Young Children
2-3 Integrating Science into the Curriculum
Summary
Part 2: Fundamental Concepts and Skills
Ch 3: Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Concepts and Skills
3-1 One-to-One Correspondence
3-2 Number Sense and Counting Standards and Description
3-3 Logic and Classification Standards for Science and Math
3-4 Comparison Standards and Description
Summary
Ch 4: More Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Concepts and Skills: Early Geometry, Parts and Wholes, and Applications of Fundamental Concepts to Science and Engineering
4-1 Expectations and Characteristics of Shape
4-2 Spatial Sense and Spatial Concepts
4-3 Standards and Part-Whole Relationships
4-4 Science and Engineering Standards and Connection to Mathematics
Summary
Part 3: Applying Fundamental Concepts
Ch 5: Pre-K-K: Ordering, Measurement, and Data Collection and Analysis
5-1 Standards and Expectations
5-2 Measurement Standards and Expectations
5-3 Time Measurement Standards and Expectations
5-4 Data and Graphing Standards and Expectations
5-5 Science Standards and Expectations
Summary
Ch 6: Integrating the Curriculum
6-1 Standards and Stem and Steam
6-2 Language, Literacy, and Concept Formation
Summary
Part 4: Symbols and Higher-Level Concepts and Activities
Ch 7: Transitioning from Preschool to Kindergarten, to Primary
7-1 Number Symbols and Concepts: Standards and Explanations
7-2 Groups and Symbols: Standards and Explanations
7-3 Standards and Explanations of Higher-Level Concepts
7-4 End-of-Kindergarten Science Standards and Expectations
Summary
Part 5: Mathematics Concepts and Operations for the Primary Grades
Ch 8: Whole Number Operations, Patterns, and Fractions
8-1 Background and Basics of Primary Grade Mathematics
8-2 Description and Explanation of Patterning
8-3 Standards and Descriptions of Fractions
Summary
Ch 9: Place Value, Geometry, Data Analysis, and Measurement
9-1 Standards and Description of Place Value and Numbers above 10
9-2 Standards and Descriptions of Geometry, Engineering and Data Analysis
9-3 Standards and Description of Measurement
Summary
Part 6: Investigations in Primary Science
Ch 10: Overview of Primary Science: Life Science, and Physical Science
10-1 Next Generation Standards and Guidelines for Primary Grade Science
10-2 Conventional and Next Generation Life Science Instruction
10-3 Physical Science for the Next Generation and Conventional Physical Science Instruction
Summary
Ch 11: Earth and Space Sciences, Environmental Awareness, Engineering, Technology, and Science Applications
11-1 Standards and Guidelines for Earth and Space Sciences
11-2 Standards and Guidelines for Environmental Awareness
11-3 Description and Standards for Engineering Design, Technology, and Applications of Science
Summary
Part 7: The Math and Science Environment
Ch 12: Materials and Resources: Math and Science in the Classroom and the Home
12-1 Overview of Materials and Environment
12-2 Standards and Action Overview
12-3 Family Involvement in Math and Science Begins at Home
Summary
Appendix A: Developmental Assessment Tasks
Appendix B: Children's Books, Magazines and Technology Resources with Math and Science Concepts
Glossary
Index
