{"id":4078,"date":"2026-02-20T13:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/flowerbankecc\/?p=4078"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:39:24","slug":"maths-monday-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/flowerbankecc\/2026\/02\/20\/maths-monday-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Maths Monday Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tca\/1\/16\/2795.png\" alt=\"\u2795\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tcc\/1\/16\/2797.png\" alt=\"\u2797\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This week for Maths Monday, Playroom 2 and 3 explored colour matching and sorting through hands-on play <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf08\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t13\/1\/16\/1f308.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The children enjoyed grouping objects by colour, matching items together, and talking about what they could see. 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