Maths is fun in the early childhood classroom as we count, measure and problem solve our way through the day. With the International Day of Mathematics coming up soon on 14 March, there’s no better time to think about ways of incorporating a little more maths into the daily program. While there are some suggestions on the International Day of Mathematics website, most of them are more suited to older children.
Here at readilearn we have over 100 mathematics lessons and activities ready to support your teaching and children’s learning. Many of the resources are digital lessons ready for you to teach on the interactive whiteboard. Some are printable activities to follow up and extend children’s learning, while others provide instructions and explanations for mathematical explorations.
Plan a party to celebrate
There’s nothing like a party to instigate some mathematical thinking.
If you decide to have a party to celebrate the day, you could start ahead with the interactive problem solving story Little Koala’s Party. In the story, children help Little Koala work out the number of guests as well as food and other items required for the party. They can use the same strategies to plan a party of their own. Other resources, like invitation notepaper and a paper hat template, help to extend the learning across curriculum areas.
While you might ask children to bring food from home to share at the party, following recipes together at school involves children in using mathematics in real and purposeful ways. They may need to count, and measure quantities as well as time. Recipes can be found in the Cooking section.
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As a child I loved math – it was fun! It wasn’t until I was taught that math was “hard” that I thought so as well (plus by high school we were taught that math was not supposed to be FUN). Great lessons here, Norah.
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It’s a pity so many are keen to learn those lessons about maths, Pam. 🙂
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Learning new things is always easier when its fun and I like how you find creative ways to include fun in your lesson plans.
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Thank you, Kate. A little fun works wonders, I think.
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great idea to connect math to recipes and group work!
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Recipes provide so many opportunities for learning.
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I think math is fun. I’m glad to see lesson plans like these that agree!
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Thanks, Jackie. I like to make it purposeful and fun.
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I think these do just that.
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Thank you. 🙂
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I love how educators are making science and math fun for kids. Enjoyed your fun lesson plans.
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Thank you, Patricia. 🙂
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Practical hands-on use of math is what children need. I used to bake with my students a few times a year. Measuring, fractions, multiplication, and estimation were just some of the skills they used.
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I agee, Pete. There’s so much to learn from kitchen activities.
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I have BM these for when Lily comes for the long holiday which is soon…she loves Maths and I always do mental arithmetic with her like what change do I get when we are shopping… for her age, she is quick and accurate but these look like fun for her …Thank you for sharing Norah 🙂
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Having Lily come to stay is something to look forward to. I’m sure you’ll both have lots of fun together. Thank you for your kind comment.
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Absolutely, Norah.. She comes every holiday for the whole holiday.. but I know that she won’t want to as she gets older… we make the most of the times we have till then.. and make them fun x
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I agree, Carol. This time is precious. But hopefully they won’t forsake us entirely if we’ve built up the relationship when they’re young.
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Of course, they won’t, Norah they understandably have other exciting things to do x
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Exactly!
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Maths Lessons and Activities for 5–7 year olds – #readilearn
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i always love your ideas and lessons – thank you
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My pleasure. Thank you, Beth.
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My favorite math class was geometry. I was not a star pupil of math, in general, but I loved geometry. March 14 is Pi Day, if I’m not mistaken. A t-shirt reads, ‘Come to the Math Side, We have Pi’!
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You’re right, Steve. March 14 is Pi Day. Will you be celebrating with pie?
International Day of Mathematics joined onto the same day as Pi Day, which is good I think. It means everyone can celebrate the day, even those who don’t understand Pi. 🙂
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