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A teacher’s role is fundamental to the acquisition of the much-needed mathematical skills and knowledge that form part of children’s early development and beyond. From the year before learners enter formal schooling (Grade R) to the end of the Foundation Phase (Grade 3), teachers contribute to the most important learning cycle and lay the groundwork for learners for the rest of their schooling years. Teaching Foundation Phase Mathematics is an essential guide to preparing classrooms, planning lessons and teaching mathematics with confidence in a multicultural classroom.

Teaching Foundation Phase Mathematics provides crucial insights into basic principles that are applied both globally and locally, with an in-depth discussion of the concepts and theories that underlie the teaching of mathematics to learners at a young age. The terms Africanisation, decolonisation of the curriculum and ethnomathematics are discussed. With careful consideration of the CAPS documents issued by the Department of Basic Education in 2012, themes revolve around the physical, social and conceptual knowledge that learners need to acquire and build on in mathematics in order to fully comprehend and develop their skills for the future.

In recognition of the technological demands of the modern era, each chapter integrates elements of coding and robotics to demonstrate the natural links between mathematical reasoning, problem solving and computational thinking. These examples help future teachers connect mathematics to digital literacy and prepare learners for participation in a technology-driven world.

Contents include the following:

• Basic principles of acquiring mathematical skills and knowledge
• Diversity and mathematics in the classroom
• Teaching and learning mathematics in Grade R
• Development of number concepts
• Patterns, functions and algebra at an early age
• Teaching and learning about space and shape
• Teaching and learning about measurement
• Handling data at an early age
• Assessing mathematics in the child-centred classroom
• A section on Technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics in the Foundation Phase rounds off each chapter.

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