Maths help for parents of children aged 5 to 11
An extra bonus today as I felt in the mood to write a game. The first in our addition and subtraction series, where children are given a number and have to state what is needed to make it up to 5.
Dora Dino has 5 eggs somewhere. She can only see some of them, so can you help her work out how are needed to make 5.
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tall taller tallest
high higher highest
low lower lowest
wide wider widest
narrow narrower narrowest
Maths Vocabulary for Reception: Length
Words to do with length are all around us and it is an ideal subject to involve young children with. At this age standard units of measurement are not used, the important concepts are all to do with comparisons as well as understanding that shapes can have length, width and height. This is not a spelling list: more a list of words that children should have heard in a variety of contexts and words that they are beginning to use themselves to describe their world. Continue reading “Maths vocabulary for Reception: Length”