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teacher’s role is fundamental in the acquisition of the much-needed
mathematical skills and knowledge that form part of children’s early
development and beyond. From the year before learners enter formal schooling
(Grade R) to the end of the Foundation Phase (Grade 3), teachers contribute to
the most important learning cycle and lay the groundwork for learners for the
rest of their schooling years.
Teaching Foundation Phase Mathematics provides crucial insights into
basic principles that are applied both globally and locally with an in-depth
discussion of the concepts and theories that underlie the teaching of
mathematics to learners at a young age. The terms Africanisation,
decolonisation of the curriculum and ethno mathematics are also discussed. Carefully
considering the CAPS documents issued by the Department of Basic Education in
2012, themes revolve around the physical, social and conceptual knowledge that
learners need to acquire and build on in mathematics in order to fully
comprehend and develop their skills for the future.
Teaching Foundation Phase Mathematics is the essential guide for
beginner teachers and students to prepare their classrooms, plan lessons to
support the acquisition of mathematical skills and knowledge, and teach
mathematics with confidence in a multicultural classroom. The book will also
help parents understand what their children are required to learn in the
mathematics classroom.
Chapter 1 How (and why) Foundation Phase learners learn Mathematics
Chapter 2 Teaching Mathematics to culturally diverse
learners in the Foundation Phase
Chapter 3 Teaching Mathematics in Grade R: A play-based
approach
Chapter 4 How Foundation Phase learners develop a number
concept
Section A Developing a number concept: Counting
Section
B Developing a number concept: Order,
compare and describe whole numbers
Section
C Teaching the four basic
operations in Mathematics through problem solving
Section D Teaching place value which leads to the composing and decomposing
of numbers
Section E Automaticity in calculations
Section
F Teaching fractions to
foundation phase learners
Chapter 5 Patterns, functions and algebra in the Foundation
Phase
Chapter 6 Learning about space and shape in the Foundation Phase
Chapter 7 Learning about measurement in the Foundation Phase
Chapter 8 Data handling in the Foundation Phase
Chapter 9 Assessment of Mathematics
in the Foundation Phase
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