These activities were inspired by the book The Woo in the Wild Woods by Ayrshire author Greta Yorke. Listen to and watch Greta reading her book You Tube – The Woo in the Wild Woods
Counting CfE MNU Es and Os MNU 0-02a
As the story is read aloud, ask your child to count out the different animals met on Jamie’s journey. Help them to practise raising one finger at a time to count along or make a mark (or tally) on a piece of paper each time a new creature enters the story.
Measure – Find a Wand CfE MNU Es and Os 0-11a
Outdoors, children find a stick which will become their own wizard’s wand. The stick must measure the same as the distance between the child’s elbow and the child’s wrist. A suggestion for decorating the wand is included in this short LOST video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCqHUwaVOgY
Maths Scavenger Hunt
On a walk around the neighbourhood or around your garden, go on Maths Scavenger Hunt. Take an empty egg box with you and set yourself the challenge of finding 6 different things each with a maths connection. For example, find a tiny twig shorter than your pinkie but longer than your pinkie finger nail, something lighter than a feather, a long leaf, 6 pine needles, 2 beech nuts, a round stone.
Mud Pies and Fractions CfE MNU Es and Os MNU 0-07a, 1-07a
Get muddy! All you need is an empty pot or tray (a vegetable or fruit tray headed for the recycling bin works well), a spoon, soil or compost, some water and stones or sticks you find on the ground. Add water to the soil and mix it together to make a really thick mud. Make a mud pie in your tray and decorate the top of the pie.
Half of the pie should be decorated with objects collected from the ground (seeds, grass, leaves) the other half should be empty.
Have another go at making a mud pie. This time, decorate a quarter of the pie.
This is a great opportunity to use lots of maths vocabulary. Chat about making sure that you create 2 equal parts on top of the pie. Only when the two pieces are equal can you say that you have halved the pie.
