Little Beaver lives all alone by the edge of a pond. He doesn't have any friends. One day, when he starts to cry, he hears someone else crying too. Could he have found a friend at last?

Mathematics in Early Childhood Education provides students with a range of options for teaching mathematics to young children, by showing how to adapt education practice to suit early childhood contexts, including home, playgroup, childcare, preschool, and school. The text is informed by, and presents, current Australasian and international research relevant to early childhood mathematics education to help pre-service teachers increase confidence and build
up a comprehensive professional identity as a mathematics educator.

Divided into three sections, Part 1 explains the overarching...