Mathematics while we play….

I set up two activities this week:

  One involving a small toy car, a block for a bridge, a wooden house and another block for a tunnel. In small groups, the children listened to instructions of what to do. ie. put the car in the tunnel, on top of the bridge, inside the house, behind the house, under the block, etc.

   The other activity had a spider, an egg box and a few other resources to make it fun. Again, instructions were given and children had fun working out 'where to put the objects'. We had fun learning positional language. After this activity, the children independently used the language while they build bridges, tunnels and houses using the large scale bricks and blocks during free play. 

 Links to the EYFS http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/files/2012/03/Development-Matters-FINAL-PRINT-AMENDED.pdf
Learning- Mathematics- Shapes, space and Measure- Using positional language in everyday play (40-60Months)