Scenario: Shanice, a preschool teacher, has been enriching t…

Scenario: Shanice, a preschool teacher, has been enriching the playground with math materials such as a weather center, a mathematical tool kit, and graphs on cookie sheets for collecting data. However, she is disappointed that the children are not using the materials. What are ways that Shanice could encourage the children to use the materials?

Scenario: You are planning a unit on farm animals for the f…

Scenario: You are planning a unit on farm animals for the five-year-old children in your classroom. The children are from a rural community where farming is an important part of the culture. You are beginning your study with examining goats. What is at least one “big idea” that you will want to stress in this unit? It is important to understand children’s current theories. How you will discover them?