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Maths at Home - Shape and Space
Making Footprints
Age 3 to 5
In this activity, children will develop an awareness of the faces of 3D shapes by using them to make 'footprints' in soft dough.
Packing
Age 3 to 5
This activity involves sorting toys into categories by using comparing and classifying skills.
Tubes and Tunnels
Age 3 to 5
When investigating these tubes, children will have the opportunity to practise using everyday language to talk about length, size and position.
Small World Play
Age 3 to 5
This activity provides an engaging context for children to consider the space they will allocate for some 'small world' toys, and how many toys they will be able to fit into the space.
Can You Build This?
Age 3 to 5
Children explore characteristics of shapes and use both everyday and mathematical language to describe them, talk about positions and solve problems