Fostering mathematical thinking through playful learning

Contemporary Debates in Childhood Education and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 81-91

  Fisher, Kelly ^a   Hirsh Pasek, Kathy ^a   Golinkoff, Roberta M ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203115558     Document Type: Chapter

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