There are 4 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Early years pattern, you may find related items under Early years foundation stage.
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In this article for EY practitioners, Dr Sue Gifford discusses children's early spatial thinking and how this predicts their mathematical understanding and achievement.
In this task, children have the opportunity to talk about what they see when they look at a number representation.
This activity involves sorting toys into categories by using comparing and classifying skills.
This task provides an opportunity for children to work together to make a picture, discussing with each other which position they want to put each shape in.