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Play and STEM Education in the Early Years

PLAY AND STEM EDUCATION IN THE EARLY YEARS

Early Childhood

Education & Professional Development

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<P>This edited book provides an overview of unstructured and structured play scenarios crucial to developing young children’s awareness, interest, and ability to learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in informal and formal education environments. The key elements for developing future STEM capital, enabling children to use their intuitive critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and promoting active citizenship and a scientifically literate workforce, begins in the early years as children learn through play, employing trial and error, and often investigating on their own. Forty-seven STEM experts come together from 16 countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Russia, Sweden, and the USA) and describe educational policies and experiences related to young learners 3–4 years of age, as well as students attending formal-nursery school, early primary school, and the early years classes post 5 years of age. The book is intended for parents seeking to provide STEM activities for their children at home and in playgroups, citizen scientists seeking guidance to provide children with quality educational activities, daycare practitioners providing educational structures for young children from birth to formal education, primary school teachers and preservice teachers seeking to teach preschool, kindergarten or children typically aged 5–8 years old in grades 1–3, as well as researchers and policy makers working in science didactics with small children.</P>

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
1: Play as the Foundation of STEM Experiences During a Child&#x2019;s Learning Journey.
2: Introduction: The Role of Play and STEM in the Early Years.
3: Play and STEM Foundations in the Earliest Years.
4: Psychology of Children&#x2019;s Play, Imagination, Creativity and Playful Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education in Russia.
5: Young Children&#x2019;s Free Play in Nature: An Essential Foundation for STEM Learning in Germany.
6: Engaging Children in Science Learning Through Outdoor Play.
7: Exploring the Possibilities of STEM and Play in Preschool Years in England.
8: Play and Mathematics in an English Early Years Classroom.
9: Play, Science and Engineering in the Early Years in Australia.
10: Bee-Bot Robots and Their STEM Learning Potential in the Play-Based Behaviour of Preschool Children in Canada.
11: Policies and Training for Formal Education Environments.
12: Sweden, Australia, and Belgium: STEM Comparisons in Early Childhood.
13: Perspectives on the Finnish Early Years STEAM Education: Reflecting on the Avant-Garde.
14: Play-Based Learning as a Natural Teaching Strategy in the Jamaican Preschool Environment.
15: Preparing Early Years Practitioners in Mauritius.
16: Addressing Variability in Learning in the Early Years Through STEM and Executive Function.
17: Early Years Experiences in Kindergarten and Formal Schools for 5&#x2013;8-Year-Olds.
18: Learning Environments that Improve STEM Capabilities in Israel: Constructional Play and Preschoolers&#x2019; Engineering Habits of Mind.
19: Fostering 5- to 6-Year-Old Children&#x2019;s Conceptual Knowledge of Gear Functioning Through Guided Play in German Kindergartens.
20: Transformation of Young Children&#x2019;s Minds, Lives, and Society Through Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Play About Water.
21: Early STEM Implementation in PreK and Kindergarten in Mexico.
22: Informal Settings and Family Involvement in Play.
23: GLOBE, STEM and Argentine Citizen Science: Collaborations in the Early Years Through Outdoor Observations.
24: Early Years Informal Science Education Programme in Mauritius: A Systemic Approach by the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre.
25: Diverse STEM Interest Development Pathways in Early Childhood.
26: Sparking Imaginations: Exploring Science Teachers&#x2019; Perspectives and Experiences of Play and Early Learning at Dioramas.

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