Exploring the 3-D World: Developing Spatial and Math Skills in Young Children


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We live in a three-dimensional world, but many of our learning environments offer few opportunities for three-dimensional exploration and developing the spatial reasoning that is integral to everyday life and to closing the achievement gap.

Developing these skills in children will cultivate their curiosity, persistence, and intellectual capacity beyond the narrow definitions of academic achievement. Exploring the 3-D World covers
  • current research on the effectiveness of developing spatial skills in the early years
  • the essential components of playful exploration
  • key spatial skills that are important for children to learn
  • how visual representations such as displays of data, drawing, and documentation open new pathways to learning
  • vocabulary and conversation starters to expand learning
  • activities for families to try at home with recommended children's books that reinforce the spatial skills introduced

  • The skills are accompanied with illustrated examples of activities taken from public preschool and kindergarten classrooms, private preschools and child care centers, and home settings.

    Author: Rosanne Regan Hansel
    Publisher: Redleaf Press
    Published: 05/25/2021
    Pages: 168
    Binding Type: Paperback
    Weight: 1.25lbs
    Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.30d
    ISBN13: 9781605546926
    ISBN10: 1605546925
    BISAC Categories:
    - Education | Schools | Levels | Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kinder
    - Education | Teaching | Subjects | Mathematics
    - Education | Schools | Levels | Elementary

    About the Author
    Rosanne Regan Hansel has been both a teacher and administrator for a variety of early childhood programs. Now retired, she was the Early Childhood Specialist for the Math Science Partnership at Rutgers University and formerly the Education Program Development Specialist for the New Jersey Department of Education. Ms. Hansel received her MS Ed in Early Childhood Leadership from Bank Street College of Education. She is the author of the award-winning book Creative Block Play.