{"id":25580,"date":"2023-09-28T15:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=25580"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:43:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:43:47","slug":"maths-week-scotland-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2023\/09\/28\/maths-week-scotland-in-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Maths Week Scotland in the Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Numeracy is all around us, and for our young children at Cartmill, developing our numeracy skills can be an exciting adventure, especially when taken outside into the garden.\u00a0 In Scotland, we celebrate the importance of numeracy and outdoor learning with Math Week Scotland.\u00a0 Take a look at a snapshot of the activities going on this week in the Cartmill garden.<\/p>\n

Creating Patterns<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Exploring patterns using natural resources in early numeracy involves using items like shells, pebbles, or branches to create and expand patterns. This hands-on approach not only enhances understanding of early numeracy but also encourages an appreciation for the natural world. By taking part in these activities, children develop problem-solving skills, boost their creativity, and gain a deeper understanding of numeracy in the early years.\u00a0 <\/span>Take a look at some of the pictures below and the patterns that were created.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Measuring <\/span><\/h3>\n

Measuring with our hands and feet is a practical and fun way to introduce children to the concept of measurement. They can use their hands or feet to gauge the size and length of everyday objects.\u00a0 <\/span>We explored different objets in the garden which you can see in the photos below.\u00a0 <\/span>This interactive activity not only helps them develop an understanding of measurement but also enhances their fine motor skills and gross motor skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the children used their hands to measure two separate pieces of wood, and then combined them, exploring addition.\u00a0<\/span>He said \u201cthis is 11 and 4 together\u201d and then counted out 15 with support.<\/p>\n

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Measuring using our feet \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s 10\u201d showing 10 fingers.<\/p>\n

Shape Hunt<\/span><\/h3>\n

An outdoor shape hunt is a amazing adventure where our children explored their natural surroundings to discover shapes in the world around them. Together with curiosity the children of Cartmill embarked on a quest to find circles in tree trunks, squares in windows, triangles in buidings, and countless other shapes. Take a look at the shapes we found on our shape hunt.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a big circle\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dA triangle on the leaf\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dThe window has 4 rectangles and a big one\u201d<\/p>\n

Why not take a look at the Maths Week Scotland website to see lots of different activities you can take part in at home. Just click the link bellow. \u00a0\ud83d\ude03<\/h6>\n
Maths Week Scotland Website<\/a><\/h6>\n

Article 28: You have the right to education<\/p>\n

Article 31: You have the right to play<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Numeracy is all around us, and for our young children at Cartmill, developing our numeracy skills can be an exciting adventure, especially when taken outside into the garden.\u00a0 In Scotland, we celebrate the importance of numeracy and outdoor learning with Math Week Scotland.\u00a0 Take a look at a snapshot of the activities going on this … Continue reading Maths Week Scotland in the Garden<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37699,"featured_media":25578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447098,5556,4894],"tags":[447260,447259,446699,446570,447258,446796],"class_list":["post-25580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maths-week-scotland","category-outdoor-learning","category-special-event","tag-earlymath","tag-earlyyears","tag-finemotorskills","tag-grossmotorskills","tag-mathsweekscotland","tag-outdoorlearning"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2023\/09\/28121804\/6D774BE9-E90C-4214-AA0C-731AF4BD44D0-rotated.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25580"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25589,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25580\/revisions\/25589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}