Develop children's mathematical skills and their awareness of the wider world by introducing a project based on the popular counting rhyme book, My Granny Went to Market - A Round-the-World Counting Rhyme by Stella Blackstone (Barefoot Books, 5.99).
In the story, Granny travels around the world on a magic carpet, shopping for a steadily increasing number of souvenirs in each of the ten exotic locations that she visits.
The suggested activities provide a good balance of stimulating learning opportunities across all six areas of the curriculum.
Approach
The Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (page 11) emphasises the importance of providing children with a balance of adult-led and child-initiated learning opportunities. This project, therefore:
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