Curriculum Web Planning Tool: Extending early mathematics knowledge through planning learning experiences around books



Books are an excellent source of support material for developing children’s mathematical knowledge and vocabulary. Head Start teaching staff and early childhood educators will find this curriculum planning tool packet beneficial for developing experiences and opportunities that extend the mathematical concepts introduced in books. Included in this packet are four curriculum web examples, a description of each of the books used in the examples, and a blank curriculum web. The four curriculum webs in this packet cover the following books: Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months; Go, Dog. Go!; Round Is a Mooncake; The Very Hungry Caterpillar. To read PDF files, get here.

Curriculum Web Planning Tool: Extending early mathematics knowledge through planning learning experiences around books Books offer teachers a powerful tool for expanding young children’s mathematical vocabulary and for supporting their developing mathematical knowledge. The learning does not need to stop with books! More>> [PDF, 751KB].

Curriculum Web Planning Tool: Extending early mathematics knowledge through planning learning experiences around books. HHS/ACF/ACYF/OHS. 2008. English. [PDF, 751KB].