Geometric and spatial thinking in early childhood education

Engaging Young Children in Mathematics: Standards for Early Childhood Mathematics Education

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 267-297

  Clements, Douglas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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