invitations to play and explore in the early childhood classroom McLennan, Deanna Pecaski creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. nhu 2020 monographic eng 1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : color illustrations "This book is about how to create invitations for young children to play with math ideas through art, literacy, and outdoor play. The focus of her book is really on math that occurs OUTSIDE of math time. How can we create space for children to play in our classrooms that builds on their own questions as well as the math they are studying in the curriculum? How can we create a joyful and playful space for math so that children feel like mathematical thinkers with valuable ideas from the very start? How can we create connections between math and children's lives so that they see math as creative and purposeful instead of just learning "school math"?"-- Discovering the joy in math -- Creating an environment filled with mathematical possibility -- Exploring math through art -- Playing with literacy and math -- Bringing math learning outdoors -- Using documentation to honor children's math experiences. Deanna Pecaski McLennan. Includes bibliographical references. Mathematics Study and teaching (Early childhood) Mathematics Study and teaching (Early childhood) QA135.6 .M395 2020 372.7/049 McLennan, Deanna Pecaski. Portsmouth, New Hampshire : Stenhouse Publishers, [2020] (DLC) 2019049440 1625313268 9781625313263 2019049441 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2612534 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2612534 DLC 200307 20210825161954.0 on1145926001 eng