This resource explores connections among executive functioning (EF) and geometry and spatial relations and provides tips for early childhood educators to support EF while engaging in and geometry and spatial
Here is a detailed description of one round of the Shape Touch activity described in Teaching about Shape when we used it as part of a university course titled “The
This resource is designed to engage your participants in learning about shape. The basic idea is to help your participants gain some insight into the challenges children face in learning about shape.
This resource provides an overview of how teacher educators can engage participants in Describe, Draw, Describe (DDD). The components have been developed to provide support for connecting children’s ideas about spatial
In the activity, children are asked to view a picture (simple drawing, storybook page, complex geometrical shape, etc.), and describe what they notice in the picture. Then they draw what they see. This activity enables
