Jun 18, 2011 | Maths Outdoors, Social Subjects Outdoors
This post is written by Jamie Mundie, a Primary 7 teacher who designed this simple project-linked outdoors maths activity. Thanks for sharing, Jamie. This lesson was designed to tie in bearings and angles works that a maths group were currently working on, alongside...
Jun 11, 2011 | Maths Outdoors
A very simple outdoor challenge for children to try, is to find a thin stick, break it into a number of pieces, e.g. four and put it back together correctly. This is a nature jigsaw. It’s much harder than it sounds. A similar activity can happen with leaves....
May 22, 2011 | Maths Outdoors
The concept of a right angle can often stump children. After all, surely when any two lines meet, it’s an angle, right? Using right angle detectors of various shapes and sizes and going on a right angle hunt around a school can be helpful. But past experience is...
May 19, 2011 | Maths Outdoors
The sticks are getting a serious amount of use at the moment. Last week I used them for an activity in a P5-7 class to reinforce the language of shape. This is what happened: The children had to get into groups of 4 and take 12 large and 12 small sticks. The challenge...
May 6, 2011 | Maths Outdoors
I’m coming to the conclusion that sticks are an essential resource for many outdoor activities right the way through primary school. Since the start of 2011, I seem to be using them in so many different activities. My eyes were really opened last July when I...
