The outdoors is often the
most underdeveloped and underused aspect of our practice and yet it yields
additional and important elements to a child’s learning by contextualising
concepts through first hand experiences.
This 1 day course explores
the use of the outdoors to develop mathematical concepts and has been developed
from the tutors first hand experiences of International pedagogical practice
from across Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden & Finland).
Aims
- To explore the potential of the outdoor environment to develop mathematical concepts.
- To understand the importance of movement and thinking as linked functions.
- Explore ways to promote higher-order, child-initiated opportunities for mathematical learning
- Discuss the adult role in supporting children’s mathematical knowledge and understanding effectively in an outdoor environment.
- Explore ways to provide open ended natural resources to support cognitive development and mathematical reasoning.
Learning Outcomes
You
will be able to:
- Review your current mathematical and numeracy practice and implement an action plan to enhance school mathematical practice.
- Identify how the outdoor environment can be used as an additional classroom to enhance school numeracy development and LNF.
- Identify new resources and contexts to stimulate mathematical learning in your setting.
- Confidence to implement outdoor learning as a core part of your numeracy practice.
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