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This activity is one of a set of trial Early Years Foundation Stage resources. For further information and links to others in the set, please see the introductory page.
You may wish to download and print one of these three observation sheets (1, 2, 3) which link to this activity.
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Resources
Thin card shapes (a selection of triangles, rectangles,
semicircles etc.)
A3 sheet of coloured thin card
A (narrow) card frame that will go around the A3 sheet to
create a 'picture frame'
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Activity
The adult works with a group of children around him/her. There
is a variety of card shapes available and s/he chats with the
children to find out where on the A3 sheet to place the shapes in
order to create a picture.
Once the pieces have been agreed they can be pasted in
position along with the frame.
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Questions to ask
Which of these (shapes) would you like us to use?
Where shall we put this one?
Are we ready to put the frame around it?
What do you see in the picture?
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Possible observations
You may have opportunities to hear how the children describe
the shapes giving some evidence of their understanding of
properties of 2D shapes.
(If you are using coloured shapes then that is likely to be
the most obvious way children will identify them. However,
encouraging children to find other ways to
describe the shapes will help them develop their mathematical
language, which is the focus here.)
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Follow up
The children might decide to create their own picture.
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