Today we did our maths outside.

We did a hand-sized scavenger hunt – I set up a scavenger hunt for the class where they had to find objects of certain sizes. They drew around their own hand then had to find the objects, comparing to their own hand.
A stick smaller than my hand
A blade of grass longer than my little finger
A leaf as wide at my hand span
A stone that fits inside my hand
A daisy the same size as my thumb

We then did some work on Carroll diagrams.

Carroll diagrams involve sorting objects according to defined attributes based upon what objects are and are not. It begins with discrete sets where there is no overlap. We began with two sets: what something is and what it is not. We extended this to a 2 x 2 Carroll diagram by the addition of an extra row.

When we were at the park today, the children were asked to use the equipment in lots of different ways. We were focusing on positional language.

You are at the top of the slide
Here you are sliding down
Now you are spinning around on the disc
Do you remember rocking backwards and forward?
I see you hiding underneath the slide.

A busy morning of maths… but a fun one at that! 🙂