Early Mathematics Wednesday 9 th October How do

Early Mathematics Wednesday 9 th October

How do we teach Maths in Early Years • Whole class lessons, (Everyday in reception) including chanting and using images to show different numbers • Play / Art / Outdoor activities involving numbers • Interactive Whiteboard Games • Investigations • Stories and songs involving numbers

Mathematics in Early Years

Early Years- a look at Mathematics Number

Early Years- a Look at Mathematics Shape Space and Measures

What Maths might look like in Early Years…

What you can do home… • Singing number songs e. g 5 little ducks, 10 green bottles etc – You. Tube have lots of videos to watch and sing along to! • Practical maths – counting items into a shopping basket, adding small quantities of coins together, sharing toy food at a teddy bear’s picnic etc. • Play should include opportunities for size, shape, capacity, number and simple addition and subtraction vocabulary. • Board games • Online games exploring number, shape and more! • Playing I spy whilst on walks out and about – which shapes or numbers can you see? Number plates, numbers on buses etc are great for this. • Baking – support your child in reading numbers for ingredients, counting spoon fulls into a bowl, timing the baking of cakes etc.

Mathematical vocabulary is so important! Full empty long short longer shortest more less same subtract take-away total count add 2 D shapes 3 D shapes sides corners And more…. . Use some of these words with your children during play.

Children learn best when… • Maths is practical • Maths is fun • Maths is used as part of their own play or a game. • Maths is purposeful.

End of Reception Year Early Learning Goal – Number Children count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which is one more and one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects. They add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on and backwards to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.

End of Reception Year Early Learning Goal – Shape, Space and Measures Children use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They recognise, create and describe patterns. They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.

Writing numbers • A very tricky skill! • Although children are not required to form numbers in Reception class, we do encourage children that are ready to begin this. • It is an essential skill for Year 1. • Reception class teachers can offer guidance regarding your own child.

How can you help your child with Maths at home? COUNTING: • Don’t stop at 3…or 10! Count forwards and backwards. • Nursery Rhymes and stories. • Providing opportunities to count indoors and outdoors. • Using the correct terminology-‘More or Less’ ‘The Same. ’

How can you help your child with Maths at home? Understanding number • “ How many” • Subitising (number sense), especially understanding number symbols, e. g. ‘the fiveness’ of 5. • Recognise numbers as dice and dominoes patterns • Compare numbers like 5 and 7, saying which is more • Predicting the result of adding or taking away one.

How can you help your child with Maths at home? Understanding number

How can you help your child with Maths at home? • Doubling, halving and sharing • Games where food / objects have to be shared fairly. • Games involving doubling • Using language of ‘the same’ or equal’. • Is that fair?

How can you help your child with Maths at home? Shape, Space and measure • Sorting toys / objects by size, weight, tallest to shortest. • Introducing language of shape, e. g. outdoors – “What shape”? “What shape would you like toast? ” • Talking about money (and using real money in shops!)

Make Maths FUN! • Use games as an opportunity to develop number sense and counting! • Outdoor games (e. g. skittles) – Great for exploring counting!

Now its your turn….

Any questions?