Mathematics for Young Children: An Active Thinking Approach

For many years, increasing stress has been placed on the importance of giving the under-sevens a good start in mathematics. Originally published in 1991, Mathematics for Young Children shows how children as young as four and five and of all abilities can be encouraged to carry out their own mathematical explorations whilst covering the content of a prescribed curriculum.

A substantial part of the book is taken up with actual case-studies of children working with Marion Bird in a reception c...