tiggywinklespegasus Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 hello could someone help me with some maths ideas and activities for the foundation stage.every topic we struggle to think of different and interesing activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 we take children out for a walk to look for shapes , eg doors , wheels , numbers, etc locally, surprising what they notice, sometimes we take the camera for them to take pictures, or we record number of circles we can find etc Inge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Firstly, hi and welcome to the forum. Secondly, I am going to move this to a more appropriate area for you. Like Inge we go for shape walks. We also go out for number walks, looking for numbers in the local environment-bus stops, car number plates etc. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) We used to do little treasure hunts outside, encoyuraging the children to look for different toys that we had hidden and introducing/using spatial language to help them, e.g. behind, on top of, next to, under. That was a very popular activity! Or how about a visit to the local post office/shop, etc. and exploring all the maths that happens in there? Edited January 17, 2008 by Wolfie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 We go out for walks....recent one we were looking for numbers and took the camera out to take photos. When we printed of the photo's we made a large number collage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) I love this book " Maths Outdoors" by Carole Skinner pub Beam Sweep up Paint is a fun activity - mix powder paint in a puddle , how many scoops of powder? , then try using rollers/brushes to extend zig zag patterns out of the puddle- how far can your pattern go? Lots of fun! Edited January 17, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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