Helen J. Williams – författare

Are you ready to embark on a playful journey into the world of mathematics?Early Years educator Helen J Williams brings you practical activities to shake up early years learning and enhance young children's early mathematical development. Whether you're an Early Years practitioner or simply interested in fostering early mathematics learning, this book is your compass to exciting and engaging activities.Key Features:*Fun-Filled Mathematics Activities: Dive into a treasure trove of hands-on activities that ignite curiosity and creativity. From counting games to shape explorations, these activities are designed to bring mathematics alive for learning.*Connecting Concepts: Discover how each activity weaves seamlessly into children's mathematical understanding. Whether it's sorting buttons by colour or measuring the height of a tower, every moment becomes a chance to learn.*Language and Communication Support: Effective communication is at the heart of learning. Explore talking prompts that encourage dialogue, critical thinking, and vocabulary development. Support children to express their mathematical ideas with confidence.*No Specialized Resources Needed: You don't need fancy tools or expensive materials to kick off these mathematics adventures. With clear guidance and prompts, you can start right away, using everyday items found in classrooms or at home.

Are you ready to embark on a playful journey into the world of mathematics?Early Years educator Helen J Williams brings you practical activities to shake up early years learning and enhance young children's early mathematical development. Whether you're an Early Years practitioner or simply interested in fostering early mathematics learning, this book is your compass to exciting and engaging activities.Key Features:*Fun-Filled Mathematics Activities: Dive into a treasure trove of hands-on activities that ignite curiosity and creativity. From counting games to shape explorations, these activities are designed to bring mathematics alive for learning.*Connecting Concepts: Discover how each activity weaves seamlessly into children's mathematical understanding. Whether it's sorting buttons by colour or measuring the height of a tower, every moment becomes a chance to learn.*Language and Communication Support: Effective communication is at the heart of learning. Explore talking prompts that encourage dialogue, critical thinking, and vocabulary development. Support children to express their mathematical ideas with confidence.*No Specialized Resources Needed: You don't need fancy tools or expensive materials to kick off these mathematics adventures. With clear guidance and prompts, you can start right away, using everyday items found in classrooms or at home.

Nursery World Professional Book of the Year 2022 Children are naturally mathematical in their play. They play with mathematics. Early years’ practitioners often struggle to make mathematics relevant and engaging for their young learners. In their play, children are naturally mathematical yet practitioners are often unsure about how to build on this or how this observed play ‘fits’ in with the mathematics they teach.

This Nursery World Award Winning Book:  *Empowers early years teachers to see the learning in this play and to remain committed to play based practice *Outlines recent research on how children best learn mathematics *Supports early years practitioners to know why preparation works better than planning and why 'thinking space' matters more than you think