Additional Resources

To learn more about how play helps math learning, take a look at these resources:

High Five Mathematize | An Early Head Start and Head Start Math Resource Guide

Learning and Teaching with Learning Trajectories | Early Math – Birth to Grade 3

National Association for the Education of Young Children | Math

Too Small to Fail | Let’s Talk About Math

Vroom | Math Activities

Zero to Three | Let’s Talk About Math

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  • Transcript
  • Pages
  • Glossary
  • How Play Helps Math Learning

    1. Title Page
    2. Acknowledgments
    3. What Is Play?
    4. Play Supports Math Learning as a Child Grows
    5. Types of Play
    6. Children Naturally Engage in Math-Related Play
    7. Block Play
    8. Encouraging Math Development Through Guided Play
    9. Supporting Shape Knowledge
    10. Spatial Language During Play
    11. Playful Math
    12. Play Tips for Math Learning
    13. Math and Me: Play
    14. Questionnaire
    15. Knowledge Check
    16. Additional Resources
    17. Cited References
  • Free play
    is spontaneous, unstructured play that is child-directed
    Guided play
    is like free play, in that it's focused on what the child is interested in. But unlike free play, an adult facilitates a playful learning experience