Number
- Plan to sing number rhymes with actions.Involve families in sharing number rhymes from home cultures.
Spatial Awareness
- Play games that involve curling and stretching, popping up and bobbing down.
- Provide boxes, cloths and bags for children to store, hide and transport items.
- Provide nested boxes, cups and toys of different sizes that fit inside each other.
- Share books that provide opportunities to use spatial language and describe movement.
Shape
- Provide blocks and boxes to stack, build and solve problems with.
- Provide a range of inset puzzles and support children as they explore matching shapes with spaces.
Pattern
- Sing familiar songs with repeated actions, jig to and tap out simple beats, encouraging children to join in.
- Provide items for children to make repetitive sounds.
Measures
- Provide big and little versions of objects for children to play with and compare.
- Share picture books showing objects of contrasting sizes.