Trafton, Paul R.; Andrews, Angela Giglio

Little Kids-Powerful Problem Solvers : Math Stories from a Kindergarten Classroom

Foreword xi Acknowledgments xv About the Book xvii Little Kids---Powerful Problem Solvers 3(8) Mathematical Capabilities of Young Children 3(1) Characteristics of Classrooms 4(2) Kindergartens as Mathematical Learning Sites 6(2) The Role of Play in Developing Mathematical Competence 8(1) Summary 8(3) September---Which Holds More? 11(8) Setting the Stage 11(1) The Lession 12(3) Looking Back 15(1) About the Mathematics 16(3) October----The Dilemma of Sharing Cookies 19(8) Setting the Stage 19(1) The Lesson 20(4) Looking Back 24(1) About the Mathematics 24(3) November---It's Not Fair! They've Got More Blocks 27(10) Setting the Stage 27(1) The Lesson 28(3) Looking Back 31(1) About the Mathematics 32(5) December---When Is a ``Triangle'' a Triangle? 37(10) Setting the Stage 37(1) The Lesson 38(4) Looking Back 42(1) About the Mathematics 43(4) January---Soup with Chicken Inside 47(8) Setting the Stage 47(1) The Lesson 47(4) Looking Back 51(1) About the Mathematics 52(3) February---The Secret of the Hearts 55(8) Setting the Stage 55(1) The Story 56(4) Looking Back 60(1) About the Mathematics 61(2) March---Ms. McGill's Challenge 63(10) Setting the Stage 63(1) The Lesson 64(4) Looking Back 68(1) About the Mathematics 69(4) April---Aaron and the Tall Tower 73(10) Setting the Stage 73(1) The Investigation 74(4) Looking Back 78(1) About the Mathematics 79(4) May---``Dear Bus Barn'' 83(10) Setting the Stage 83(1) The Problem 83(7) Looking Back 90(1) About the Mathematics 91(2) June---Revisiting the Rice Table 93(10) Setting the Stage 93(1) The Lesson 93(7) Looking Back 100(1) About the Mathematics 101(2) References 103