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A Maths Stick Picture Game

Apr 30, 2013 | Early Years Outdoors, Maths Outdoors

In my last post, 10 Little Stick Activities, I mentioned the game of Pick Up Sticks. This is fun, good for all ages and a nice way to introduce sticks to a class. Here’s another useful little idea that one course participant showed me when training in Perth last...

Stick Logic

Jan 26, 2013 | Early Years Outdoors, Maths Outdoors

One ongoing challenge for teachers is ensuring that children who finish earlier than others have something meaningful to move onto. There’s lots of possibilities outside and this stick activity is one such example. It can be completed in pairs or by children...

Algebraic Equations

Jan 6, 2013 | Maths Outdoors

The idea of objects representing numbers is not new and works well for reinforcing basic numeracy skills. In this activity children gather some natural objects from whatever is to hand and then create sums. Here’s what a Y5 (Primary 6) class devised when working...

Outdoor Maths: Right Angles

Aug 2, 2012 | Maths Outdoors

Although I’ve blogged before about right angles, in the summer term I had the rare opportunity to work on a series of activities, both indoors and outside to introduce the concept with one class. I thought I’d just blog about the mix of indoor and outdoor...
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