Mathematics Curricula in Early Childhood

  • Sarama J
  • Clements D
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Abstract

When we talk about our prekindergarten curriculum development project, we sometimes hear statements such as the following: "I think it's a shame that we have turned our backs on the long tradition of early childhood education and have to teach mathematics." "It's great that someone is finally introducing mathematics to this age child." It would seem natural to hope that the audience agrees more with the second person than the first. However, both statements make the common but incorrect assumption that engaging young chil- dren in mathematics is a new development. Before we decide whether early childhood math- ematics is "shameful" or "great," we should look at its history.

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Sarama, J., & Clements, D. (2016). Mathematics Curricula in Early Childhood. Teaching Children Mathematics, 9(3), 163–166. Retrieved from https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&continue=/scholar%3Fhl%3Den%26start%3D30%26as_sdt%3D0,22%26scilib%3D1&citilm=1&citation_for_view=kTK8on4AAAAJ:zYLM7Y9cAGgC&hl=en&oi=p

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