FREE Outdoor Area Maths: Natural Items Shape Cards | EYFS & KS1 Activity

FREE Outdoor Area Maths: Natural Items Shape Cards | EYFS & KS1 Activity Challenges

🍃 Start your outdoor maths adventures with our wonderful FREE Outdoor Area Maths: Natural Items Shape Cards! This engaging printable resource is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a fantastic way to support shape recognition, problem-solving, and creativity through a hands-on, outdoor activity.

Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, these cards are a brilliant tool for making maths learning interactive and fun.

This creative pack features:

• A set of 6 activity cards, with two cards for each basic shape: circle, square, and triangle.

• Clear, creative prompts: Each card has a prompt at the top, such as 'Can you make a square?', followed by a clear depiction of the shape in the corner.

• Beautiful visual inspiration: The main central part of each card is a large representation of the shape, formed using hand-drawn images of natural items like leaves, pebbles, and sticks.

• Designed as a stimulus: The cards are intended to inspire children to create their own shapes using natural materials found in the outdoor area.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our Outdoor Area Maths: Natural Items Shape Cards are incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:

  • Outdoor Shape Hunt:

    • Take the cards outside and challenge children to collect natural items and use them to recreate the shapes.

    • Encourage them to work together to create larger shapes and to talk about the items they are using.

  • Problem-Solving & Creativity:

    • Use the cards to encourage problem-solving. Ask questions like, "What kind of natural items would work best for a straight side?" or "What else could we make a circle with?"

  • Discussion & Vocabulary:

    • The cards are a great stimulus for a discussion about the properties of different shapes. Talk about the number of sides and corners for each one.

  • Display & Visual Aid:

    • Once laminated, the cards can also be used as a display aid in your outdoor area, providing a constant visual reference.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Mathematics (Shape, Space and Measure): Children learn to recognise and create 2D shapes and talk about their properties.

  • Expressive Arts and Design: Children explore and use a range of natural materials to express their creativity and ideas.

  • Understanding the World (The Natural World): Children learn to make observations of the natural world and use natural materials.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • Mathematics (Properties of Shape): Children learn to identify and describe the properties of 2D shapes, including the number of sides and corners.

  • Science (Working Scientifically): The activity encourages children to ask simple questions and use materials to create something.

  • Art and Design: Children use a range of materials to design and make.

Download our FREE Outdoor Area Maths: Natural Items Shape Cards today and turn your outdoor space into a giant creative classroom! 🌳

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