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Additionally, higher scores on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment were achieved by students who enjoyed and had interest in that subject area according to the Nation’s Report Card for 2015 (Institute of Education Sciences [IES], 2015) . The correlation between interest and test score, as reported in IES 2015 Nation’s Report Card, was strongest for mathematics.  \nMathematics is abstract for young children. One way to help children develop better understanding of core early mathematical concepts is by providing concrete learning experiences, thereby making mathematics more accessible to them. Additionally, children will choose to spend more time on subjects or activities they enjoy, which in turn leads to further motivation to learn more about that subject. Thus, the challenge for preschool or kindergarten teachers is fostering children’s “love” for mathematics. This article will focus on how to provide preschool and kindergarten age children opportunities for giggles or wonderment in mathematics related activities. Suggestions for how to create an engaging, authentic context where children can actively participate and interact using interesting story and intentionally facilitated classroom discourse are discussed in this article.  \nYoung children learn with  \nin the flow of daily activities. Young children, especially during Piaget’s (1952/1977) pre-operational stage, learn or construct knowledge as they actively participate in activities. The abstract nature of content, especially in mathematics, can lead to slower progress in children developing sophisticated understanding of core concepts. One way to make abstract mathematics content more concrete, hence more accessible, for children is to create an engaging, authentic context where children can actively participate and make learning meaningful for teachers and for students. Jung and Conderman (2013) cite intentional teaching as one of the prerequisites for authentic mathematics instruction and learning as well as for children’s positive viewing of mathematics. An excellent teacher, as defined by Copple and Bredekamp (2009), carefully thinks through what, how, and why to facilitate children’s love for and enjoyment of learning.  \nIn the Classroom  \nImagine a classroom with young learners, ages 4 or 5. Children are seated in a circle and engaged in a choral counting activity:  \n1, 2, 3, 4,… Teacher is pointing to each numeral on the board as children are counting. Does this scenario look familiar to you? It is a common practice in many classes with young children, and it has its own promises. However, it does not have any giggles or wonder in it. Children will be motivated to learn more  \nContextualizing learning in mathematics can help children create meaning for abstract mathematics concepts. It can also allow children to bring their everyday experiences into the act of learning mathematics. Contextualizing mathematics might mean creating story contexts as children engage in mathematical activities or it may mean bringing story contexts, such as using picture books, to structure learning of mathematics. A study of 155 kindergarten students in the United States whose teachers  \n6 Dimensions • Volume 49/Number 2  \nincorporated story contexts with experimental group students demonstrated moderate effects of story contexts in improving students’ mathematics learning (Casey et al., 2008) . Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen et al. (2016) found that “a three-month picture book reading program, during which the teacher read two picture books that contain mathematics-related content in class each week, had a positive effect on kindergartners’ mathematics performance”(p. 338) in their study w","cbCaietlqGqV1nTT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaietlqGqV1nTT","pdf",8655366,"English","# Introduction\n## Interest and test performance\n## Making abstract mathematics concrete\n# In the Classroom\n## Engaging counting activities\n# Contextualizing Learning in Mathematics\n## Story contexts and picture books\n# Rich Story Contexts\n## Selecting children’s books","[{\"question\":\"Why is fostering a “love” for mathematics important in preschool and kindergarten?\",\"answer\":\"Children learn more when they enjoy activities, and teachers face the challenge of nurturing positive feelings toward mathematics to sustain motivation and deeper engagement.\"},{\"question\":\"How can teachers make abstract mathematics more accessible to young children?\",\"answer\":\"By creating engaging, authentic contexts where children actively participate, so learning becomes meaningful rather than purely abstract.\"},{\"question\":\"What role do story contexts play in early mathematics learning?\",\"answer\":\"Story contexts help children attach meaning to abstract concepts and connect everyday experiences to mathematical activities; research links such approaches to improved math learning outcomes.\"}]","Early Mathematics within Rich Story and Conversation | PDF",1792092252,23]