TY - JOUR
T1 - Young children’s mathematical learning opportunities in family shopping experiences
AU - MacDonald, Amy
AU - Fenton, Angela
AU - Davidson, Christina
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This article reports on a qualitative pilot study which documented the ways in which young children and their families notice, explore, and talk about mathematical concepts and processes as they participate in family shopping experiences. Six families, with children ranging from 12 months to 10 years, were video- and audio-recorded whilst shopping at 1 of 2 large retailers. The data reveal that young children and their families notice, explore, and talk about a great deal of implicit and explicit mathematics whilst shopping together. All of the children displayed instances of mathematical noticing, with the children ‘marking’ what they had noticed in both verbal and non-verbal forms. Furthermore, all six families explored and talked about what was noticed whilst shopping together. This study contributes new knowledge about the ways in which children and families interact with mathematics in community contexts.
AB - This article reports on a qualitative pilot study which documented the ways in which young children and their families notice, explore, and talk about mathematical concepts and processes as they participate in family shopping experiences. Six families, with children ranging from 12 months to 10 years, were video- and audio-recorded whilst shopping at 1 of 2 large retailers. The data reveal that young children and their families notice, explore, and talk about a great deal of implicit and explicit mathematics whilst shopping together. All of the children displayed instances of mathematical noticing, with the children ‘marking’ what they had noticed in both verbal and non-verbal forms. Furthermore, all six families explored and talked about what was noticed whilst shopping together. This study contributes new knowledge about the ways in which children and families interact with mathematics in community contexts.
KW - Early childhood
KW - Families
KW - Informal learning
KW - Mathematics
KW - Noticing
KW - Young children
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U2 - 10.1080/1350293X.2018.1487163
DO - 10.1080/1350293X.2018.1487163
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85048759583
VL - 26
SP - 481
EP - 494
JO - European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
JF - European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
SN - 1350-293X
IS - 4
ER -