Welcome to Early Mathematical Development 2 8 5 6 Welcome to Early Mathematical Development 10 4 3 9 1 7 Nicola: Thankyou for coming House Keeping -Fire Alarm -Toilets

What we will be covering Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum in relation to Maths How Maths should be taught to young children Maths according to ages Mathematical Language Activity Ideas Laura: Read from slide

Remember! Children develop at their own rates and in their own ways. The statements in the EYFS are used as a guide and have overlapping age bands to allow children to develop at their own pace. Remember all children are individuals and will learn differently. Nicola: Read from slide *Don’t worry if their best friend is way ahead as they are all different

What is Mathematics to young children? Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in: Counting Understanding and using numbers Calculating simple addition and subtraction problems To describe shape, space and measure. Laura: Read from slide

How should it be taught? Make it FUN! Modelling mathematical language during play Emphasise and highlight the Mathematical language and terms they use. Extend problems Making use of the environment Nicola and Laura. Nicola: Read from slide And 3. - Modelling language such as naming shapes, comparing sizes and counting will help children to use and understand mathematical language. For example, if a child has built a tower and they say “ I have built a big tower,” You could first of all praise their achievement and they say “now can you make your tower even bigger?” Laura: 4. Extend problems for example during play in the home corner, if a child says have 2 cakes ask if they can add one more to their baking tray or ask how many cakes are you baking?. For more advanced children you could do grouping activities, recently we have had aliens in Pre-School that needed to go to their home planets, children had to make sure there were the same amount of aliens on each planet. We moved children by added more aliens and more planets. 5. Making use of the environment, bus stops, supermarkets, houses, signs, church, road markings, in the house – shape of the clock, how many steps, sorting toys

Mathematics in the EYFS There are 2 aspects within Mathematics within the EYFS: Numbers Shape, Space and Measure Each area of development is divided up into age bands, giving us an idea of what children should be learning and developing according to their age. Nicola: read from slide Numbers: Counting, recognising numbers, matching numbers, estimating these are a few examples. Naming Shapes, size, capacity and using positional language such as in, on under,

Very Early Maths 16-26 months and 22-36 months Filling and emptying containers Peg Puzzles and Jigsaw puzzles Beginning to count or use counting words Sorting and Categorising Beginning to use words relating to size Laura: Read form slide

Goldilocks and the Three Bears This story is ideal for young children especially for size and counting. The story repeatedly mentions size such as a big and small, giving children lots of opportunity to develop these concepts.

Early Maths 30-50 months Counting in sequence Recognising numbers and shapes in the environment Using positional language Using shapes in play Using language such as more, less, round, behind Nicola Read from slide

Math’s Environment Bingo Make a game of Bingo using numbers/shapes on everyday objects to maths/print in the environment.

More advanced Maths 40-60 months Recognising numbers Records using marks Ordinal Numbers Simple addition and subtraction Estimation Counting beyond 10 Ordering by size Using language related to capacity, height and weight Recognised advanced shapes, including 2D and 3D. Symmetry and Pattern Laura: read from slide

Sandwich Making Children could make their own sandwich, when doing this you could create a recipe sheet. This could encourage children to recognise numbers for example 3 slices of cucumber (what shape is the cucumber?) You can introduce language relating to fractions such as can you cut your sandwich in half?

Early Learning Goal All mentioned help to achieve the Early Learning Goal, that is assessed at the end of reception. Some aspects mentioned in the early learning goal are: Counting reliably from 1-20 Placing numbers in order Solving problems such as doubling, halving and sharing. Adding and subtracting two single digit numbers using pictures and objects. An important thing to remember is that the EYFS continues as they move into reception class so do not worry if they are not meeting the goals at the end of Pre-School. Nicola- Read from slide

Mathematical Language Word Bank Very Early Early More advanced Big Little Full Empty Square Circle Triangle Lots Numbers More Same Bigger Longer Shorter Heavy Light Inside On Round Tall Less Longest Shortest Biggest Heavier Lighter Half Full Half Quarter Behind In front All together Add Take away Laura – Read from slide and explain words – Remember these words can used even when you don’t realise.

Activity Ideas Songs and Rhymes that include numbers Games using numbers or shapes Making buildings or constructing using pictures and shapes Stories with numbers in or opportunities to count Peg puzzles and jigsaw puzzles Sand and Water Sorting – Toys, colours, size Painting Butterflies Symmetry Matching Games Cooking Laura: Water Play: You can lots of mathematical language and thinking during water play. -Filling and emptying containers -Capacity – remember the words – Full, empty, half full or half empty -Estimation e.g. how many small cups does it take to fill the large jug -Weight: which cup is heavier? -adding numbers in the water -Counting Nicola: Construction or Making pictures using shapes -using pictures of actual building to look for shapes, then find the same shapes in the blocks and even try and recreate the building in the picture -Name 2D and 3D shapes -Language related to size, Who has the biggest tower? Can you add a small block? Whose tower is tall? Are you taller or shorter than your tower? -Describe shapes, flat, long, round -use positional language, put this block on top, under, at the side, behind Stories: There can be lots of mathematical opportunities in stories. -The very hungry caterpillar has opportunity for children to count and for more advanced learning, you can introduce them to the concept of the caterpillar eating one more thing each day. -Nine ducks nice, again has opportunity to count and this introduced the concept of taking away. -Another story count to 10 with Mouse, has numbers on the page and opportunities to count up to 10. Sorting – -Children can do this without realising for example, when tidying up – Put all of the blocks in this box and cars in this box -Sorting into groups, colours, sorting by size -Have a farm, make fields and then encourage them to put all of the cows in one field, sheep in another etc.

Test Time! What is… 2x – 3y + 4x? Nicola: TEST TIME!! ……..Only joking!

Do you have any questions? Thankyou! Remember to make it fun! Do you have any questions? Thankyou for coming! Laura: Remember to make it fun! Nicola: Any questions? ……..THANKYOU for coming!