Sunday 25 February 2018

Maths Week


This week was Maths Week in Nursery and Reception! All week we have been focussing on developing our maths skills in all areas of the classroom, such as hunting for numbers hidden in the sand, using money in the role play, exploring capacity in the water area and talking about size, height and length as we make models in the construction area.

We have also been working on our own individual maths targets and on Friday we welcomed mums and dads into our class to share our maths learning.

In our adult led activities we have been doing lots of maths investigations to develop our mathematical thinking and problem solving skills. These have included finding the possible totals when rolling two dice, working out how to share some pirate treasure, finding as many different ways as possible to show the number 5 and seeing how many counters we can put into a pot in one minute!


Counting, ordering and matching numerals to quantities

Developing number recognition and fine motor skills

Finding and then ordering numbers in the sand

Practising number formation

Working out which coins are needed to make different amounts

Investigating how many counters we can put in a pot in one minute

Using money in the role play







Playing games on the whiteboard to find numbers on a hundred square

Showing five in different ways












Exploring possible totals when rolling dice

Solving problems involving sharing


Learning to recognise 3 digit numbers

Exploring capacity - how many small cylinders does it take to fill the largest cylinder?

Creating and continuing patterns

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