Description
Make maths fun for Early Years children using the Maths: Shape, Pattern and Colour Going Home Discovery Bag 4-5yrs, perfect for fostering an early interest in maths.
The Early Excellence Going Home Discovery Bags feature carefully selected Early Years resources, designed to support children’s learning and development at home. The ready-made bags include high-quality resources and age-appropriate books that enhance children’s communication, language, mathematical thinking and social development while promoting meaningful interactions between caregivers and children. The maths Discovery Bags focus on developing mathematical language and skills in counting, identifying patterns and colours, recognising shapes and developing understanding of shape, space and measure.
The Maths: Shape, Pattern and Colour Going Home Discovery Bag contains 2 storybooks and a range of enticing high quality colour blocks, wooden shapes and colour paddles.
The colour paddles are an inviting Early Years resources for children. Caregivers can demonstrate how to explore colour using the paddles by holding them up to see through, explaining how objects change colour. Ask children to explore how the colour of everyday items around the house change colour depending on the paddle that they are using. This will develop investigation skills and awareness of different colours. This experience supports the caregiver being part of their child’s maths learning journey and helps to make maths meaningful for the child.
Play a maths game of ‘guess the shape’ by cutting out a hole in a cardboard box and placing the shapes inside. Ask children to put their hand into the box and describe what they can feel and see if they can guess the shape. Ask questions including “How many sides does the shape have?”, “Does the shape have curves?”, “Does each side feel like it is the same length?” This investigative play will make learning about shapes fun for children.
Extend learning by challenging children to use the rainbow blocks to build towers, ask children to count the blocks as they build. How many of the blocks can they balance? Prompt children to try to create different shaped buildings and towers, encouraging children to practise concentration and persistence when carrying out tasks whilst developing fine motor skills.
Prompt mathematical language by asking children to name each shape, count how many sides each shape has, can they group the shapes by number of sides? Extend creative learning by suggesting children use the wooden shapes to create patterns, lining the shapes up, exploring schematic play. These simple activities will help to develop children’s mathematical thinking in a fun and informal way.
The maths set is conveniently stored in a sturdy transparent zipped bag, making it easy for practitioners to share the learning resources with families to take home and enjoy.
Explore the full range of Going Home Discovery Bags and Going Home Story Bags for more creative ways to develop parent partnerships.
The Maths: Shape, Pattern and Colour Going Home Discovery Bag 4-5yrs includes:
- A set of inviting maths resources consisting of: a set of 12 rubber wood blocks in 6 shapes with 4 different transparent coloured acrylic inserts , a set of 6 coloured paddles, a range of wooden pieces including rings, cubes and hemispheres
- 2 age-appropriate books linked to the resources
- 1 transparent plastic book bag with closing zip and sturdy fabric carry handle, approx. 34cm x 39cm x 8cm
- Suitable for ages 4 and over
Variations
Many of our resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown, however we guarantee that you will always receive the same quality and value.
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