Children are natural mathematicians and explore maths concepts from an early age, negotiating space, filling containers, building with blocks and problem-solving. At Rachel Keeling, mathematics permeates so much of what we do during the flow of the day and we try to make it meaningful to the children (you won’t find any worksheets here!).
ROUTINES
Self-registering:Staff support children sensitively to count the name cards, then mark make the number of children in their base room that session.
Setting up spaces:Children will make the daily batch of playdough, measuring and reading the recipe and then fairly dividing the batch into four for the four places at the table. This sometimes takes extra time as we compare sizes of spheres.
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