Picture books stimulate the learning of mathematics van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja, van den Boogaard, Sylvia and Doig, Brian 2009, Picture books stimulate the learning of mathematics, Australian journal of early childhood, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 30-39. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads doig-picturebooksstimulate-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 317.30KB 2822 Title Picture books stimulate the learning of mathematics Author(s) van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja van den Boogaard, Sylvia Doig, Brian orcid.org/0000-0001-8971-6619 Journal name Australian journal of early childhood Volume number 34 Issue number 3 Start page 30 End page 39 Total pages 10 Publisher Early Childhood Australia Inc. Place of publication Deakin, A.C.T. Publication date 2009-09 ISSN 0312-5033 Summary In this article we describe our experiences using picture books to provide young children (five- to six-year-olds) with a learning environment where they can explore and extend preliminary notions of mathematics-related concepts, without being taught these concepts explicitly. We gained these experiences in the PICO-ma project, which aimed to generate more knowledge about the effect of picture books on young children's learning of mathematics. The project's goal is to investigate how picture books can contribute to the development of mathematical concepts in young children, and how the actions of the teacher can strengthen the characteristics of picture books that support learning. The reading sessions described in this article were not intended to be mathematics 'lessons'. Instead, the reading sessions were intended to tell the children a pleasant story and, at the same time, give them something to think about. Based on our research we provide reasons for using picture books to develop mathematical thinking, and include recommendations for practitioners interested in using picture books for mathematics learning. Language eng Field of Research 130102 Early Childhood Education (excl Maori) Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, Early Childhood Australia Inc. Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30021539 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 12 Jan 2010, 14:56:01 EST Thu, 21 Jan 2010, 13:34:38 EST Thu, 21 Jan 2010, 13:37:21 EST Thu, 21 Jan 2010, 13:38:10 EST Mon, 11 Apr 2011, 12:28:10 EST Wed, 09 Nov 2011, 07:35:33 EST Thu, 05 Dec 2013, 10:53:23 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 10:02:05 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 09:05:28 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 14:33:06 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 20 times in TR Web of Science Cited 28 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 3126 Abstract Views, 2822 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 12 Jan 2010, 14:55:59 EST