Maths Open Afternoon

On Saturday the 18th May we held a Maths Open Day for Parents/Carers to come and learn through play.  Children need lots of physical experiences that embody what maths is all about.  The only way to understand the concept of weight, for example, is to repeatedly lift, move and carry a range of heavy and light objects.  Being outside enables connections to be made between the hands, heart and head, laying the foundations for more complex work as children grow, develop and learn.  The natural and built worlds provide dynamic and constantly changing environments, offering an endless supply of patterns, textures, colours, quantities and other attributes that underpin much of the necessary early maths experiences.  Our next Open Workshop will be for 'Literacy' - Watch this space!