Friday 7 November 2014

DIY maths investigation area

Have you every thought about setting up a maths investigation area? It's really easy to do and can help build early math and numeracy skills. We set up a nature table with autumn (fall) themed loose part- conkers, seed heads and squash. Then we added some measuring instruments some scales and a tape measure along with some containers.

We then measured


weighed

sorted

and compared items. It gave us lots of opportunities to talk about size, shape and weight.

Possible additions
add a clip board, paper and pencil to encourage your child to record numbers
add a simple number line to encourage your child to count objects
include a ruler or some duplo to use as an 'informal measure'

Have you set up a maths area - please let us know . We would love to see what you've included.


3 comments:

  1. It's amazing how when you provide the materials, the learning just happens!

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  2. What a great idea! I love that it is an extension of the nature table. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

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  3. Fantastic ideas for early may learning! Thanks so much for sharing at STEM Saturday.

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