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 ⇒ Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator ⇒ Unit 3.6: Develop emergent mathematical skills of children ⇒ Describe opportunities which support children’s understanding of: number, shape, size and pattern, weight, volume and capacity, space and time, matching and sorting, data representation, problem-solving

Describe opportunities which support children’s understanding of: number, shape, size and pattern, weight, volume and capacity, space and time, matching and sorting, data representation, problem-solving

Qualification: Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Unit: Unit 3.6: Develop emergent mathematical skills of children
Learning outcome: 5 Understand how opportunities support children’s emergent mathematical development
Assessment criteria: 5.2 Describe opportunities which support children’s understanding of: number, shape, size and pattern, weight, volume and capacity, space and time, matching and sorting, data representation, problem-solving

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  • Several opportunities that can support a child’s mathematical development are provided below.
  • Number – rhyme and song, daily activities (e.g. 4 children have a yoghurt, how many spoons are needed? etc.)
  • Shape – shape-sorters, cutting and glueing, looking a shapes whilst walking in the community (e.g. road signs, windows etc.)
  • Size and pattern – which item is bigger? can you sort these items from smallest to biggest? rhythm patterns, leaf patters
  • Weight – cooking/baking, playing with scales, which is lighter/heavier?
  • Volume and capacity – cooking/baking, water/sand play
  • Space and time – group chats (what day is it? What day was yesterday/is tomorrow?), planned activities for morning/afternoon, holidays (e.g. Easter, Diwali etc.)
  • Matching and sorting – shape sorters, putting objects in order (e.g. biggest to smallest, heaviest to lightest, colours of the rainbow etc.)
  • Data represention – tally charts (e.g. how many of a particular object were spotted during a walk)
  • Problem solving – how could one digital tablet be shared amongst 6 children fairly? How could the water from one bucket be transferred to another bucket the quickest? (providing a variety of different sized jugs)
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