Pre-Class Assignment 2: Children Mathematical Skills

Pre-Class Assignment 2 Name Institutional Affiliation A variety of teaching approaches and methods are employed to develop a number of sense and enumeration concepts or set of skills among children in early years. Young children have the ability to learn mathematical skills, but it requires preschool teacher confidence to develop children’s math skills. Play offers an important setting for children to explore and learn math skills. For this reason, the National Research Council recommends that early childhood teachers to offer children integrated math experiences to develop their numeracy and other math concepts. Educators should also provide materials, ample time, and their support for young learners to engage in play. This is aimed at enabling children to explore and manipulate math concepts with enthusiasm. Math trails, where children are provided with the opportunity to examine math in the environment o...