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Maths in EYFS

• ‘All children can be successful with mathematics provided that they have opportunities to explore mathematical ideas in ways that make personal sense to them…’Children Thinking Mathematically, DCSF (2009)

• The EYFS Maths curriculum is split into two areas: Number and Shape, Space and Measures.

• The following Early Learning Goals should be met by the end of the summer term.

Early Learning Goals for Number

• Can count reliably with numbers from one to 20

• Can place 1-20 in order

• Can say which number is one more or one less than a given number

• Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer

• Can solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing

Early Learning Goals for Shape, Space and Measures

• Can use everyday language to talk about…• Size Weight Capacity Position

Distance Time Money• to compare quantities and

objects and to solve problems.

• Can recognise, create and describe patterns.

• Can explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.

Maths Through Play

• Play is the natural way in which children learn. It is the process through which children explore, investigate, recreate and come to understand their world. Play is an activity in which everything that a child knows and can do is practised or used to make sense of what is new.

• Young children are learning maths all the time through a wide variety of play experiences. From the time they are born, babies are surrounded by sense impressions. Shapes in particular are of immediate importance: babies react instinctively to the arrangement of shapes which make up the human face.

• In the home, in parent and toddler groups, and pre-school settings, children have many opportunities to enjoy and learn Maths through Play.

• “Play is an effective vehicle for fostering Mathematical concepts and developing positive attitudes to mathematics… Adults in the pre-school setting should seek to extend informally the mathematical experiences the children have already had in their home environment.” (Curricular Guidance for Preschool Education) (back page)

Maths in the HomeLearning Numbers • Count everything and anything.

• Children need to know that ‘3’ is always 3, whether you are counting cars, forks, jumps or claps. They also need to understand that there is still 3 no matter how they are arranged e.g. in a line, in a group etc. Begin with numbers to 5, then 10 and then onto 20.

• Play games involving numbers e.g. Snakes and Ladders, number hunts, cards, jigsaws, snap, simple dice games, hopscotch, bingo etc.

• Can you find me a number 1 more or 1 one less than….?

• Which is the biggest/smallest number?

• Can you order these numbers?

• Count the stairs on the way to bed.

Maths in the Home Time

• Start to understand the concept of time as they become familiar with the routine of their day – wash, dress, breakfast etc.

• Talk about the days of the week e.g. today is…, yesterday was…., tomorrow is…..

• Use timers, phones and clocks to measure short periods of time.

• Count down 10/ 20 seconds to get to the table/ into bed etc.

• Discuss routine times of the day e.g. bedtime is at ‘7 o’clock’ for example.

• Recognising numbers on the clock. If you cover a number, what number was missing?

Maths in the HomeShape and Space

• Cut a potato into shapes (circles, triangle etc). Use with paint to make pictures and patterns.

• Cut out shapes from coloured paper/ newspaper and arrange into pictures.

• Shape hunt: Can you find a square in your house (windows etc), a circle …

• Setting places at the table – a cup for me, a cup for you

• Playing with water

• Steering the pram, follow directions

• Helping to sort the washing, matching socks, big shirt / small shirt

• Tidying up – putting similar items together

• Matching lids to saucepans

Maths in the HomeMeasures

• Are you taller than a …?

• Marking height on the wall.

• Cut hand shapes out of paper. How many hands long is the couch? How long is the table? Which is longer?

• Who has the biggest hands in our family?

• How many steps from the gate to the front door?

Maths in the Home Dough• Playdough Recipe:

• 1 cup of plain flour

• 1 cup of water

• 1 tablespoon cooking oil

• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar

• Half a cup of salt

• Food colouring and essences (optional)

• Put all ingredients in a large saucepan, and heat slowly, stirring all the time until it forms a ball. Keep it wrapped in clingfilm or in a covered tub to stop it drying out.

Ideas:

• Make numbers and shapes

• Use language such as short, long, fat, thin, 2D, 3D, shape names, number names, order by size.

Maths in the Home Sand and Water Play • Using sand can develop mathematical

concepts and language, e.g. heavy, light, empty, half full, full, big, little, how much will it hold?

• Make shapes and patterns

• Provide boxes and materials of different shapes and sizes to compare weight and quantity

• Look at the differences between wet and dry as a means of looking at weights

Maths in the Home Imaginative Play

• Kitchen role play

• Tea set role play

• Office role play

• Shopping role play

• Post office role play

Maths in the Home Physical Play

• Develop fine motor skills through physical activity, e.g. Sorting out a jigsaw, Threading beads

• Block play or playing with toy cars can help to develop sequencing by encouraging your child to sequence according to size, colour, use (e.g. bike, car, lorry)

• Playing with different sized blocks can help to develop an understanding of weight and dimensions.

• Tidying toys away allows children to sort into different sizes and colours.

• It can also develop mathematical language –first, second, third, how many are blue, which is largest/smallest.

Maths in the HomeNature

• By planting seeds you can help to develop your child’s understanding of time and the life cycle of plants.

• Watch as the plants grow and even measure your plant – develop language such as taller.

• Teach your child about the different seasons and plant different items at different times of the year to compare colours, flowers, smells.

• Make numbers and shapes out of natural materials.

Maths in the HomeCooking

• Can you cut your toast into 2 pieces? Discuss when this is half (equal sizes).

• Can you cut your toast into 4 pieces? Discuss when this is quarters (equal sizes).

• Can you cut your toast into triangles?

• Setting the table. Counting the right number of plates etc. How many more do we need?

• Can you make shapes/ patterns out of the knives and forks. Can you put them in the right place in the drawers?

• Helping with the cooking by measuring and counting ingredients.

• Setting the timer.

• Positional language at dinner time: what is on the rice, where are the carrots etc?

Maths in the HomeShopping

• Count items into the basket - Can you find 3 apples?

• Can you find a smaller packet of crisps?

• Can you find the tea-bags that are in a pyramid shape?

• Reading price tags

• Finding coins

• Whilst you are putting the shopping away, discuss the shape of packaging and the weight/length of different foods.

• Can you put all the boxes with straight edges in this bag?

• How many will fit in the cupboard/ on the shelf?

• Is the item heavy or light? Which is heavier/lighter?

• Is the packaging big or small? Is it bigger/smaller than

Maths in the HomeWashing• Counting items of clothes

• Describing the washing machine as empty, half full, full

• Sort the washing – lights and darks, colour, size, owners

• Counting in 2s – matching socks

• Find four shoes that are different sizes. Can you put them in order of size?

Maths in the HomeIn the Street

• Recognising bus numbers

• Number plate hunt. Who can find a 7? Add the numbers up.

• Comparing door numbers

• Counting – how many lampposts on the way to school? How many blue cars? How many roads to cross?

• Speed limit signs

Maths in the Home Books and Rhymes• Music and videos are a fantastic resource for

your child to learn about maths due to the use of language, visuals and repetition.

• Enjoy stories and rhymes with your child that has a mathematical element, e.g. “One-two, Buckle my Shoe”,

• This can also help to develop literacy skills by showing your child that the print reads from left to right.

• Let your child count out items in the books –How many animals are on the page? How many items are blue?

Maths in the Home Language -Number and place value

• zero • number one, two, three … to twenty and beyond teens numbers, eleven, twelve … twenty • None• how many …? • count, count (up) to, count on (from, to), count back (from, to) • count in ones, twos, fives, tens• is the same as • more, less • odd, even • few • pattern • pair • ones tens digit • the same number as, as many as • more, larger, bigger, greater • fewer, smaller, less fewest, smallest, least • most, biggest, largest, greatest • one more, ten more • one less, ten less • compare order size first, second, third… twentieth last, last but one before, after next between

Maths in the Home Language

Estimating • guess how many …? • estimate nearly close to about the same as just over, just under too many, too few enough, not enoughAddition and Subtraction • add, more, • and make, • sum, total altogether • double • one more, two more … ten more • how many more to make …? how many more is … than …? how much more is …? • take away how many are left/left over? how many have gone? • one less, two less, ten less … how many fewer is … than …? how much less is …? difference betweenMultiplication and Division sharing Doublinghalving number patternsFractions• parts of a whole • Half• quarter

Websites and Apps

• Mathletics – see your Reading Records or class teacher for logins.

https://login.mathletics.com

• Purple Mash – see your Reading Records or class teacher for logins

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/janet-duke

• www.topmarks.co.uk

• www.mathszone.co.uk

• http://www.familylearning.org.uk/online_math_games.html

• www.sesamestreet.org www.topicbox.co.uk/foundation_stage

• www.ictgames.com