Math for the Very Young: A Handbook of Activities for Parents and Teachers

Using household items from clocks and scales to books and candles, this illustrated study presents mathematical concepts to young children using the daily routines they share with parents. Familiar activities like cooking, going shopping or reading are used to introduce such age-appropriate concepts as counting, measuring, sorting, telling time, and shapes and patterns. The text is based on the innovative techniques of the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP).

Author: Lydia Polonsky, Dorothy Freedman, Susan Lesher
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 04/03/1995
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.19h x 7.49w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780471016472

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/1995 pg. 1582

About the Author
Lydia Polonsky is a staff developer and author for the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. Dorothy Freedman, Susan Lesher, and Kate Morrison are teachers at the University Chicago Laboratory Schools and authors for the Project. They have all seen how young children respond with wonder and pleasure to the mathematical adventures in their daily lives.