[08112]Inquiry into Math, Science and Technology for Teaching Young Children

Inquiry into Math, Science and Technology for Teaching Young Children uses current theory as foundation for the rich and varied math and science curriculum in preschool and kindergarten. The curriculum in this text easily embraces developmentally appropriate practice, emergent curriculum, Reggio Emilia and the Project Approach. Students can connect the rich math and science curriculum with the national standards in math and science plus the NAEYC Early Childhood Professional Preparation Standards. By using the ways we know children learn best, students are guided to develop their own curriculum for children while incorporating the national standards. The text guides early childhood students to inquire how children learn by capturing the innate curiosity and emerging thinking skills of young children. The writing of this text invites students to explore math and science inquiry themselves, to engage in the curiosity and innovative thinking of young children, and become immersed in their new concept of teaching through experiencing children’s learning.


Part I: Theory and Inquiry

Chapter 1: The Process of Inquiry into Math, Science and Technology

Chapter 2: The Thinking of the Young Child

Chapter 3: Socially Shared Learning

Chapter 4: Learning to Listen and Learning to Respond

Chapter 5: Exploring

Chapter 6: Identifying Materials and Processes

Chapter 7: Classifying, Comparing and Contrasting

Chapter 8: Hypothesizing and Generalizing

Chapter 9: Communicating Results

Chapter 10: The Number Sense of Math

Chapter 11: Technology in the Preschool Classroom


Part II: Investigation and Curriculum

Chapter 12: Approaches to Curriculum

Chapter 13: Environments

Chapter 14: Exploring Basic Math and Numeracy

Chapter 15: Exploring Math in Chapter, Space and Time

Chapter 16: Exploring Physical Science

Chapter 17: Exploring Earth Science

Chapter 18: Exploring Life Science: Plants

Chapter 19: Exploring Life Science: Animals

Chapter 20: Inquiry as Approach to Life