Maths is Everywhere!
Outdoor Maths
Maths is everywhere, so take your Maths lessons outside and allow your children to explore Maths concepts on a much grander scale in a natural environment.
Using the senses
Learning can be enhanced through using all our senses and taking Maths outside enables pupils to touch, feel, see, hear, smell and perhaps even taste while exploring Maths problems.
Engaging Pupils
The outdoors provides numerous, fun, motivating Maths opportunities that will engage students, promote curiosity, and enhance mathematical understanding. It can strengthen STEAM skills and 21st Century learning. The children can think critically and apply logic, learn from mistakes, and communicate information to one another. It enables them to think creatively and generate new ideas to solve a problem. It helps develop team building skills as students collaborate and share their thoughts.
Using the Outdoors
Taking Maths outdoors is a wonderful way to explore new mathematical ideas and consolidate prior learning in an active and positive concrete way. When children are outdoors they can be hands-on with materials of different shapes, sizes, colours, textures and patterns. The school playground, field, and garden are ideal places to investigate Maths outdoors, solve problems and make discoveries.
Learning outdoors provides space for physical activity, it benefits health and well-being and gives children fun, engaging ways to learn Maths skills, giving them hands-on experience, bringing Maths to life!
Outdoor Maths Resources
At TTS we have a fantastic selection of outdoor Maths resources, suitable for a wide range of ages and abilities. Rich mathematical language will be developed as you create meaningful Maths activities. We can help you create exciting Maths Trails, engaging Scavenger hunts and provide plenty of fun outdoor Maths learning.
