Size; long/ short thick/ thin heavy/ Challenge cards How long a piece of light play dough can you make Create shapes/numbers Measuring tapes (attached to table) Mould numbers/shapes Writing/drawing table Provide number cards and number lines Patterned wrapping paper/ wrapping paper Provide square paper, graph paper, rulers with numbers Paper cut in shapes Music Sorting /matching especially at tidy up time Number rhymes and songs Number cards for clapping/tapping beats Musical monsters Patterns; lines and dots for long and short sounds ICT Talking tins on interest table numeracy Software; Number Run (Q and D instruction( counting, matching) multimedia) Bee Bot mats, money, shape, counting Art/Junk modelling Opportunities for symmetry Painting shapes Artists pictures of shape, pattern e.g. Paul Transient art Klee, Mondrian, Kandinsky, Andy Recipes for paint colour mixing Goldsworthy ( ) Varied shapes and sizes of Printing patterns boxes/containers Printing sponge numbers/shapes Patterned material for collage Story corner Books; counting, shape, time, recipes, Counting rhyme resources; 5 Little number stories, speckled frogs, 10 in the bed, 10 fat Numeracy puppets; numeracy cats, sausages, 10 Green bottle, 5 current buns houses Listening centre Props for retelling stories; 3 Little Pigs, Goldilocks (Sequencing of stories) Snack Cards to indicate amounts Preparing snack, cooking and baking Matching and sorting when setting the Graph of favourite foods table Further ideas across your setting Number lines and washing lines should be Selections of natural/unusual materials for visible in the room and outside counting, matching, sorting and Height charts sequencing according to size or shape Graphs of how they came here walk, e.g. cones, shells, wooden balls, bike, car etc. nuts/bolts, sequins etc. trays to sort in e.g. Posters, pictures plastic ice cube trays Calendar, birthday chart Sorting opportunities in all areas; Clock particularly useful at tidy up time Measuring box
Size; long/ short thick/ thin heavy/ light Create shapes/numbers Mould numbers/shapes Challenge cards How long a piece of play dough can you make Measuring tapes (attached to table) Writing/drawing table Provide number cards and number lines Provide square paper, graph paper, rulers Patterned wrapping paper/ wrapping paper with numbers Paper cut in shapes Music Sorting /matching especially at tidy up time Number cards for clapping/tapping beats Patterns; lines and dots for long and short sounds Number rhymes and songs Musical monsters ICT Talking tins on interest table numeracy instruction( counting, matching) Bee Bot mats, money, shape, counting Software; Number Run (Q and D multimedia) Art/Junk modelling Opportunities for symmetry Artists pictures of shape, pattern e.g. Paul Klee, Mondrian, Kandinsky, Andy Goldsworthy ( ) Printing patterns Printing sponge numbers/shapes Painting shapes Transient art Recipes for paint colour mixing Varied shapes and sizes of boxes/containers Patterned material for collage Story corner Books; counting, shape, time, recipes, number stories, Numeracy puppets; numeracy cats, houses Counting rhyme resources; 5 Little speckled frogs, 10 in the bed, 10 fat sausages, 10 Green bottle, 5 current buns Listening centre Props for retelling stories; 3 Little Pigs, Goldilocks (Sequencing of stories) Snack Cards to indicate amounts Matching and sorting when setting the table Preparing snack, cooking and baking Graph of favourite foods Further ideas across your setting Number lines and washing lines should be visible in the room and outside Height charts Graphs of how they came here walk, bike, car etc. Posters, pictures Calendar, birthday chart Clock Selections of natural/unusual materials for counting, matching, sorting and sequencing according to size or shape e.g. cones, shells, wooden balls, nuts/bolts, sequins etc. trays to sort in e.g. plastic ice cube trays Sorting opportunities in all areas; particularly useful at tidy up time Measuring box
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