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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151592103321

Autore

Hansen Alice

Titolo

Games, ideas, and activities for early years mathematics / / Alice Hansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England ; ; New York, United States : , : Longman/Pearson, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

1-4082-8486-3

1-283-73419-2

1-4082-8485-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Classroom gems

Disciplina

372.7

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching (Early childhood) - Activity programs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Games, Ideas and Activities for Early Years Mathematics -- Contents -- Introduction -- About the author -- Dressing Up -- In the clothes shop -- Can we match it? -- Putting on and putting away our clothes -- How much? -- Making necklaces -- Designing clothes -- Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside! -- Sand and water -- Sandcastles -- Beach towels -- The tide -- The rock pool -- Space -- Blast off! -- Rocket construction -- To infinity and beyond! -- Stars -- Star symmetry -- Day and night -- Spacemen -- Aliens -- Design an alien -- Fishing -- I've caught a big one! -- Go fish! -- Fish race -- Five little fish -- Nothing but net -- Rainbow fish -- Games -- Games with dice -- Counting on and back -- Snakes and ladders -- Floor robot games -- Floor robot competition -- Floor robot target -- Beanbags -- Hide-and-count -- Make a group -- On your bike! -- Hide-and-seek -- Hopscotch -- All about me -- My body -- Travelling -- My day -- Houses and homes -- Other people's homes -- A nonsense house -- Making dens -- That's just up our street! -- My home -- We've got it covered! -- Be an interior designer! -- The doll's house -- The Teddy Bears' Picnic -- Choosing a picnic blanket -- Time for the picnic? -- Preparing and making the picnic -- Sandwich fillings -- Making the sandwiches -- Shapely sandwiches -- It's a wrap! --



Feet -- My feet -- Shoe sizes -- Types of shoes -- Trying shoes on -- Boxes -- Guess who? -- Pairs -- Have you got sole? -- Songs and chants -- 1,2,3,4,5 -- One elephant came out to play -- Ten green bottles -- Ten fat sausages -- I'm a circle -- The farm is shaping up -- Positional language -- Mathematical walks -- As small as small can be -- A head for heights -- Shape hunt -- A focus on one shape -- Colour -- Texture -- Pirates -- A living treasure island -- Treasure maps -- Message in a bottle -- Treasure chest.

A pirate investigation -- Ahoy there! -- The Jolly Roger -- A pirate's life for me -- Big and small -- Order! Order! -- Making things bigger -- Investigating small creatures -- Making a home for wildlife -- Create something big! -- Jack and the Beanstalk -- Planting seeds -- Let's harp on about it -- Golden eggs -- Retelling Jack and the Beanstalk -- Climb the beanstalk -- One small step for Jack, one giant step outside! -- Towers -- Tall tower competition -- Construct a tall tower -- Drawing a tower -- Thinking about towers -- Being tall -- Lock her in the tower! -- The café -- The tables -- Garçon, i'd like to order please -- May i take your order now? -- Mixing drinks -- I choose that glass -- Decorating biscuits -- Displaying the biscuits -- Fun with numbers -- Air finger-numbers -- Other numbers at your fingertips -- Play dough numbers -- String-thing numbers -- Making big numbers -- 'I can' with a calculator -- Numbers we use -- Weather -- Our weather station -- Wind -- Shadows -- Create your own shadows -- The four seasons -- Change throughout the year -- Celebrating through the seasons -- Painting -- In your prime -- Painting on a large scale -- Super-small painting -- The farm -- Setting up the farm -- Sorting the animals -- Pens and fences -- Life cycles -- Parties -- Make wrapping paper -- Wrap the parcel -- Pass the parcel -- Wrap that box -- Guess the present -- Birthday cards and candles -- You're invited! -- Let's make music -- Count the beat -- I got rhythm! -- Exploring sounds -- The bakery -- Baking -- Sharing evenly -- The cup-cake problem -- Use your loaf! -- Five currant buns -- The role-play bakery -- Appendices -- References -- Books -- Music -- Index of activities.

Sommario/riassunto

Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities, guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant. Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan, prepare and deliver first-rate lessons. Games, Ideas and Activities for Early Years Maths provides a wealth of activities to supplement and support the teaching of maths in a fun and appealing way. Designed to enable practitioners to effectively support children’s mathematical development across the EYFS, this is the resource that will bring maths to life in any early years setting.Alice Hansen provides easy-to-access and implement mathematical ideas that practitioners and teachers can use straight away, through topics that are commonly used in early years settings and classrooms. 150 unique ideas designed to enhance the teaching and learning of maths in the early years Activities that enable practitioners to integrate mathematical thinking into everyday activities ‘How is this maths?’ feature to support practitioners in identifying opportunities for emergent maths Step-by-step instructions for each activity Minimal preparation or resources required – easy to fit into a busy timetable&nbsp.