Maths, physcial and creative development in the EYFS.

As the weather begins to improve we have enjoyed the outdoor area this week and have been developing strong inks between topics we are studying indoors with the resources in our outdoor environment.

We have been adding daffodils and green water to the potion station and using scissors to cut up grass and leaves to add to our concoctions in play. We use different containers and utensils in this area to pour, fill, scoop and empty and build upon our use of creative vocabulary to pretend to make spells and say magic words. We have also been linking our indoor math’s curriculum to the outdoor environment, playing with numicon to practise our counting and ordering skills, and writing numerals in the creative station. Here, the children count to holes on large foam numicon pieces and order them independently from 1-10. They also look at numbered bumble bees, recalling the numerals and attempting to copy the shapes with writing implements. What a busy morning!