Maths Out Loud
Counting
- Draw a 5x5 grid on the board and stick a range of 2-D shapes inside the first row.
- How many shapes are there in this row?
- Add shapes into the next row of the grid.
- How many shapes now?
- Continue until the grid is full.
- How many altogether?
Song
3-D Shape song
Join in with the BBC version of this song.
See download for song words.
Books
- When I Build with Blocks by Niki Alling
- Let’s Build a house by Mick and Brita Manning and Granström
- Rapunzel and Jack and the Beanstalk Traditional Tales
- I spy with My Little Eye…Shapes! by Marian Yiangou