Maths In Foundation Stage

[basilbrush]

i have to give a talk to parents of reception age children about mathematics in the foundation stage, focussing on learning through play and finding maths through all areas of curriculum, anyone got any good ideas or advice on this, would be greatly appreciated

 

cheers

 

bb

[Sue R]

Very tired and nursing a brand new cold - but err.... spotting numbers in the environment, making lists together, counting buses/red cars etc./ recipes(counting grams, spoons ful etc). In role play, rehearsing required number/amount of whatever - sorry - got to go to bed.

 

'Night everyone!!

 

Sue

[Marion]

http://www.early-education.org.uk/pdf/EE_maths.pdf

 

have a look at the early education sight also think beam do parents leaflets

[Guest]

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[Guest]

One-to-one correspondence in the home corner, number matching/spotting (could be part of game or jigsaw puzzle), shape games, weighing for cookery, investigating capacity in sand/water, measuring as Bob the Builders, maths games on computer, pixie/roamer, colour matching, daily routines (counting children, fruit, doing calendar etc.), ordinal numbers through races, number songs...