This activity provides participants with an opportunity to explore children’s early abilities in fair-sharing and to explore their own beliefs and attitudes about supporting children’s mathematical and socio-emotional development.
We often think of mathematical development and socio-emotional development as two ships passing in the night, existing in the same ocean but not interacting. But, fair-sharing—the sharing of toys or
This activity provides participants with an opportunity to explore children’s development in operations as children solve problems that arise through play and interactions throughout the day.
A vignette about teachers Makayla and Jaden draw on their knowledge of “development” to consider if children’s understanding of operations has an “order” to it.