Mathematics in the EYFS: Data handling - Sort it out
Sorting items by different properties and comparing them is a skill that you can observe the...
An 11-part series on helping children to begin exploring mathematical ideas, by Sheila Ebbutt and Carole Skinner.
Sorting items by different properties and comparing them is a skill that you can observe the...
Give children plenty of opportunities to measure and compare quantities, and develop the vocabulary...
Introduce children to patterns, and help them learn to recognise the mathematical rules behind them,...
Where is it? Develop children's mathematical thinking by giving them plenty of opportunities to talk...
Help children to use, discuss and think about shapes in mathematical terms with suggestions from...
Practical experience using everyday objects is best for understanding adding and subtracting, as...
Demonstrating the idea of one more and less is the basis of adding and subtracting, say Sheila...
Mentally attaching a number name to an object within a group is an important skill for young...
Practitioners can gently prompt children into identifying problems and trying solutions, as Sheila...
Fun activities to associate written numerals with what they represent are outlined in our series by...
Assess how children are beginning to understand the order of numbers with ideas from Sheila Ebbutt...