Exploring the 3-D World: Developing Spatial and Math Skills in Young Children

We live in a three-dimensional world, but many of our learning environments offer few opportunities for three-dimensional exploration and developing the spatial reasoning that is integral to everyday life and to closing the achievement gap. Developing these skills in children will cultivate their curiosity, persistence, and intellectual capacity beyond the narrow definitions of academic achievement. Exploring the 3-D World coverscurrent research on the effectiveness of developing spatial skills in the early yearsthe essential components of playful explorationkey spatial skills that are important for children to learnhow visual representations such as displays of data, drawing, and documentation open new pathways to learningvocabulary and conversation starters to expand learningactivities for families to try at home with recommended children's books that reinforce the spatial skills introducedThe skills are accompanied with illustrated examples of activities taken from public preschool and kindergarten classrooms, private preschools and child care centers, and home settings.

Author:

Rosanne Regan Hansel

Publisher:

Redleaf Press

Publication Date:

May 25, 2021

Number of pages:

168 pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Paperback

ISBN-10:

1605546925

ISBN-13:

9781605546926