The Construction of the Natural Number’s Concept in Kindergarten: The “Go!” Game

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Authors: Benedetto Di Paola, Michele Fiorentino, Antonella Montone, Giuditta Ricciardiello
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-16065-2_4
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Abstract

The experimental teaching experience presented in this chapter was designed using the Theory of Semiotic Mediation and was conducted with 5-year-old children at three Italian kindergarten. The teaching experiment aimed to build the sense of natural number, through a game and the use of artefacts, from a vertical curriculum perspective. With an artefact and the game, the construction of the “sense” of three aspects of natural number was promoted: cardinal, ordinal and recursive understandings. Therefore, the game encouraged children to acquire the educational objectives expressed in the National Guidelines.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills Mathematics Education and Pedagogy

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Journal / source
Springer eBooks
Pages
45–59
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter