Early years size

In this task, children will practise using a variety of timers to work out how many items they can put into a jar before the time finishes.

When investigating these tubes, children will have the opportunity to practise using everyday language to talk about length, size and position.

This task provides children with the opportunity to investigate halving different shapes and check that they have made two halves.

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

In this activity, children are encouraged to follow familiar and new routes, and to create their own maps.

As children move around an obstacle course, adults can model positional language, encourage children to describe their movement themselves and create their own course.

Barrier games build on children's natural desire to combine block play with small world items.