The Outdoor Mathematician: Early Years Outdoors Learning

P L A Y N O T E S MATHEMATICAL THINKING LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES – 01962 845811 We know that outdoor provision is an essential part of children’s daily environment and life. We also know that play is the most important thing for children to do outside.... More

P L A Y N O T E S MATHEMATICAL THINKING LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES – 01962 845811 We know that outdoor provision is an essential part of children’s daily environment and life. We also know that play is the most important thing for children to do outside. As practitioners, we can plan the resources and the stimulus so that children have the opportunity to develop mathematical thinking and learn mathematical skills as part of their outdoor play. They can count and measure and explore shapes, and develop their imagination and creativity through mathematical ideas on a large scale. All the mathematical learning children do indoors they can also do outdoors, but with vigour, freedom, and scale. Enriching the maths in outdoor play We all want to plan activities and experiences that match and extend our children’s enthusiasms and curiosity. Children’s imaginative play can be inspired by all kinds of things that we can provide if we apply creativity and lateral thinking. Remember that Less