Make a counting rope
A great activity to practice fine motor skills and tool use ending up with an outdoor maths abacus.
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Maths Week Scotland is 22-28 September. This year's theme is Wild Maths.
Our Top 5 outdoor maths activities
We are passionate about learning outdoors, so we've chosen our 5 favourite outdoor maths activities for Maths Week Scotland - especially as this year's theme is Wild Maths!
Bringing nature and numbers together, the theme of Wild Maths could get you exploring plants and wildlife, weather and natural forces, astronomy, outdoor learning and more.
Our Top 5 Outdoor Maths Activities all feature natural materials and are perfect for developing those numeracy skills outside the classroom.
1. Make a counting rope
2. 5 little speckled frogs
3. Make a 1 sq m maths set
4. Stick maths
5. String maths
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5 little speckled frogs
Perfect outdoor early years maths resource that's fun to make and play.
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Make a 1 Sq m maths set
A simple activity exploring length in a hands-on way using natural resources.
Read More about Make a 1 Sq m maths setStick maths
- Estimation - how many sticks in the pile?
- Shapes - create simple stick shapes
- Compare - gather some sticks & order them by length
5. String maths
- Measure the girth of a tree
- Explore spirals
- Make a string compass
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INSPIRATIONS - outdoor maths
A collection of outdoor maths activities for the early years and primary age using natural materials.
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