Browsing by Author "Lahin, Laura"

Tiivistelmä - Referat – Abstract The purpose of this research was to find out how mathematics can be found if the working of early childhood teacher and in the physical learning environment of the day care center. In addition, the purpose was to understand the teacher’s pedagogical thinking concerning the teaching of mathematics. In the obligatory curriculum Varhaiskasvatussuunnitelma (2016) is dictated which parts of mathematics must be taught in early childhood education in Finland. This reseach tried to find out, which of these parts can be found in teaching and in the physical learning environtment. The second purpose was to find out how the teacher justifys their decisions in the teaching process and in which levels of thinking are they operating (Kansanen 2004). The reseach is qualitative case study and one teacher participated. The method usead was stimulated recall, which combined video and interview. Also photograph was used to document the environtment. The analysis was theory based. This reseach showed that allmost all the parts of mathematics dictated in the curriculum could be found in the learning environtment and the teaching, along with the pedagogical thinking of the teacher. Measuring, concept of time, problem solving and spatial thinking were shown less than other parts. Numeracy was shown the most. The teacher was operating in levels of operation and 1st level on thinking, but not on the meta level.