Nursery World - Packing up

Use a 'house move' to foster problem-solving skills 1 On the move

1 On the move

ADULT-LED

Prepare the children to 'move house', putting their developing mathematical skills into practice when they pack up, transport and unpack their home corner.

Planned learning intentions

To use developing mathematical understanding in a practical context to solve problems To represent experiences and express ideas through role play Adult:child ratio 1:6

Resources

Cardboard boxes of varying shapes and sizes, wooden boxes, plastic storage boxes and wheeled trunks, trolleys, 'rollers' such as lengths of strong plastic drainage piping, estate agent's house details and magazines, overalls, clipboards, paper, sticky labels, pens

Preparation

Allocate space for two home corners, one indoors and one outdoors. Equip the indoor 'house' with basic home corner resources and leave the outdoor house empty.

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