Reading on Chapter 8
In this chapter, I have read about two interesting areas about how children learn mathematics and recommendations to help teachers develop high-quality activities for children preschool age.

How children learn mathematics

Children level of thinking increase gradually.  First, they learn number by route counting, i.e.  1,2,3...... (chanting).  In the beginning, they may skip 1 to 2 number in between but will perfect it as time goes by through continuous repetition.  Next, they are able to make connection to one-to-one correspondence by counting and matching; follow-by group blocks and counters of the same attributes and lastly they can count and understand that last count word indicates the amount.

Recommendations strategies on developing activities

~ enhance children's interest in mathematics
~ build on children's experiences and prior knowledge
~ plan developmentally age appropriate activities
~ use formal and informal experiences in the curriculum to extend practises
~ provide opportunity for exploration, reasoning and allow mistakes
~support children's learning by constant observation and assessment very proper guidance.


All students must be given the opportunity and adequate support to learn mathematics.