Early years reasoning

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    Children's thinking

    Dr Sue Gifford outlines different ways in which you might capture young children's mathematical thinking and how to send samples to NRICH.

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    Double trouble

    Age
    3 to 5

    This story about some troublesome dogs encourages children to find and model doubles of different numbers.

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    Packing

    Age
    3 to 5

    This activity involves sorting toys into categories by using comparing and classifying skills.

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    Scooters, bikes and trikes

    Age
    3 to 5

    When waiting for a ride on outdoor toys, children can consider which route they might take around the outside area and how long they will spend on their toy.

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    The spring scale

    Age
    3 to 5

    Using the spring scale in this activity provides an engaging context in which children can explore and discuss the weight of different objects.

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    The box game

    Age
    3 to 5

    In this game, children will use their addition and subtraction skills to keep track of the number of toys hidden inside a box when toys are added in or taken out.

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    Water, water ...

    Age
    3 to 5

    This task provides a real-life context for children to compare capacities in order to choose the biggest container for their lemonade.

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    Maths story time

    Age
    3 to 5

    This story provides an engaging context for children to share out the treasure fairly among the characters.

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    Beat the clock

    Age
    3 to 5

    Children use everyday language to talk about time, to compare quantities and to solve problems

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    How long are you?

    Age
    3 to 5

    Children use everyday language to talk about size, to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems

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