Università Roma Tre

The aim of the course is to learn to teach mathematics in primary school and preschool. Three main lines are considered. First, approaching the history of elementary mathematics education in Europe, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, and its tracks in modern children math education. Second, applying a vision of elementary mathematics from a higher standpoint to mathematical activities with children; third, discussing the mathematical path of children before and during school, considering naïf mathematical conceptions as linked to the acquisition of language and body development and the endeavor of the teachers at school.

ANA MILLÁN GASCA 2016 Numeri e forme. I bambini e la matematica. Zanichelli, Bologna.

Exercises, readings and lessons diary can be found on formonline.uniroma3.it

Educational materials

Any textbook (mathematics) for primary school or preschool
Cuisenaire rods
1 cm squared notebook.
Pencil, ruler, compass.
ANNA CERASOLI, Sono il numero 1/ Io conto /Tutti in cerchio, Milano, Feltrinelli, any edition. (mathematical readings for children)
ANA RONCHI (2013) Corsivo 1.0 Metodo visivo analitico per l'apprendimento del corsivo nelle classi dalla 1a alla 5a, Calligraphystore.
HANS MAGNUS ENZENSBERGER, Il mago dei numeri, Einaudi, Torino, any edition.