Learning Outside the Classroom

Why go outside the classroom to teach & learn mathematics? More space to do a practical activity Fun, stimulating and engaging Kinaesthetic learning Enjoy the warmer weather?!

Ofsted report produced in Oct 2008

Manifesto produced in 2006 by DfES

Another opportunity to make learning more vivid?

Animated and stimulated……

Integrating the opportunity

Where?

What learning already takes place ‘outside’ in your school? What mathematical learning experiences would you like to take place ‘outside’ in your school?

Maths & Canoeing

Canoes What mathematics could you draw from a canoe or from canoeing?

New Projects in Blackpool Red Hot Maths at the Firestation Sculpture Park – sliceforms Paris New York The Playground?

Paris

The School Playground

Activities? What topics in mathematics could be taught in the school playground?

Loci

Triangles 3 brave volunteers please? Close your eyes.

Use square tiles to make the numbers 1 to 10. For each number of tiles – Make a square if you can. Otherwise, make a rectangle. But for some of them, you can only make a stick. Make the squares, rectangles and sticks, then click the mouse when you are ready. Squares, Rectangles and Sticks

Here are the numbers 1 to 10 Click the mouse

And lastly, where does this go? Click the mouse when you are ready. And where does this go? Click the mouse when you are ready. Rectangle numbers are multiples And where does this go? Click the mouse when you are ready. SquaresRectangles Sticks Now let’s sort the numbers. Square numbers are square Stick numbers are prime! Click the mouse Where does this go? It is a square, so it goes here! It is a rectangle, so it goes here! It is a stick, so it goes here! Decide, then click the mouse when you are ready. And where does this go? Click the mouse when you are ready.

Prime Factors Puzzle The numbers appear once in each box, row and column The numbers in the intersections of the boxes show the products of the numbers in those boxes

Prime Factors Puzzle The numbers appear once in each box, row and column The numbers in the intersections of the boxes show the products of the numbers in those boxes

Time to be Creative!

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