Early Years Outdoors is

one of the subscription

services from Learning

through Landscapes,

the UK’s national school

grounds and early years

outdoor play charity.

For more information

about subscriptions,

call 01962 845811.

The Early Years

Outdoors Advice

Line is open Monday to

Friday all year round.

Contact our specialist

team for advice on

using, designing or

managing your space:

Tel:

01962 845811

Email:

member@ltl.org.uk

Web:

www.ltl.org.uk

LTL accepts no

responsibility for the

quality of goods or

services provided by

any companies listed.

This Advice Sheet offers

a selection of contacts

to try – always try your

local Yellow Pages or

Thomson Directory, and

an internet search

engine such as

www.google.com as

well.

AD: 10-10

Early Years Outdoors Advice Sheet

Mathematical Development (Problem

Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy)

Mathematical development

depends on children

becoming confident and

competent in learning and

using key skills.

This area of learning includes

counting, sorting, matching,

seeking patterns, making

connections, recognising

relationships and working with

numbers, shapes, space and

measures.

The following images give ideas

and examples of how early years

practitioners around the country

are supporting this area of

learning in their outdoor

environment.

Text and captions sourced from

Curriculum Guidance for the

Foundation Stage

Mathematical understanding

should be developed through

stories, songs, games and

imaginative play, so that children

enjoy using and experimenting

with numbers.

Early Years Outdoors is

one of the subscription

services from Learning

through Landscapes,

the UK’s national school

grounds and early years

outdoor play charity.

For more information

about subscriptions,

call 01962 845811.

The Early Years

Outdoors Advice

Line is open Monday to

Friday all year round.

Contact our specialist

team for advice on

using, designing or

managing your space:

Tel:

01962 845811

Email:

member@ltl.org.uk

Web:

www.ltl.org.uk

LTL accepts no

responsibility for the

quality of goods or

services provided by

any companies listed.

This Advice Sheet offers

a selection of contacts

to try – always try your

local Yellow Pages or

Thomson Directory, and

an internet search

engine such as

www.google.com as

well.

AD: 10-10

Early Years Outdoors Advice Sheet

Mathematical Development (Problem

Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy)

Offer children opportunities to

say number names in order and

match the numbers to the objects

counted.

Early Years Outdoors is

one of the subscription

services from Learning

through Landscapes,

the UK’s national school

grounds and early years

outdoor play charity.

For more information

about subscriptions,

call 01962 845811.

The Early Years

Outdoors Advice

Line is open Monday to

Friday all year round.

Contact our specialist

team for advice on

using, designing or

managing your space:

Tel:

01962 845811

Email:

member@ltl.org.uk

Web:

www.ltl.org.uk

LTL accepts no

responsibility for the

quality of goods or

services provided by

any companies listed.

This Advice Sheet offers

a selection of contacts

to try – always try your

local Yellow Pages or

Thomson Directory, and

an internet search

engine such as

www.google.com as

well.

AD: 10-10

Early Years Outdoors Advice Sheet

Mathematical Development (Problem

Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy)

Provide materials and equipment

for children to sort, count, talk

about, and compare.

Offer opportunities for children to

compare numbers of objects,

combine numbers of objects, and

share objects equally.

Calculating at this stage is all

about using numbers in practical

contexts.

Early Years Outdoors is

one of the subscription

services from Learning

through Landscapes,

the UK’s national school

grounds and early years

outdoor play charity.

For more information

about subscriptions,

call 01962 845811.

The Early Years

Outdoors Advice

Line is open Monday to

Friday all year round.

Contact our specialist

team for advice on

using, designing or

managing your space:

Tel:

01962 845811

Email:

member@ltl.org.uk

Web:

www.ltl.org.uk

LTL accepts no

responsibility for the

quality of goods or

services provided by

any companies listed.

This Advice Sheet offers

a selection of contacts

to try – always try your

local Yellow Pages or

Thomson Directory, and

an internet search

engine such as

www.google.com as

well.

AD: 10-10

Early Years Outdoors Advice Sheet

Mathematical Development (Problem

Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy)

Awareness of shape involves

recognising similarities,

differences and distinguishing

properties of shapes.

Awareness of space involves

handling shapes and fitting them

together.

Measuring involves being able to

compare sizes and quantities