The connections children develop between science and mathematics: An example of temperature measurement in the kindergarten

Author:

Konstantinidou Zoe1ORCID,Brentas Filippos1ORCID,Stamatoglou Maria2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Early Childhood Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GREECE

2. Department of Early Childhood Care and Education, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, GREECE

Abstract

Children gain experiences that enables them to build concepts through everyday activities, while the use of cultural tools leads them to the development of early mathematical experiences. This paper presents a case study in a public kindergarten classroom in a semi-urban area of Greece (n=21), where discussion and recording of temperature sparked children’s interest in using the thermometer as a cultural tool. By observing children engaging in mathematical experiences related to number construction through a lesson plan it was evident that children tried to explain the use and function of the thermometer.

Publisher

Bastas Publications

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