Assignment help ...

[SmurfSally]

Hi all, I would really appreciate your help on answering the following question, I've come to abit of a blank with this one in my assignment.

In the three little pigs story, identify three ways that props will help children to learn about maths concepts?

I would be great for any help you can give me .

one: three toy pigs plus one wolf, a physical representation of numbers and their words

two: addition and subtraction opportunities using physical representations (take one pig, put one next to it, now we have two, add one more, how many now? If I take away two pigs, look, just one left). For older children you could use straw/hay, sticks, wooden blocks to extend number word acquisition and for more complex calculations

three: written numbers and numerals ie three and 3 to assist in recognition that marks can have meanings. You could use a sand/shaving foam tray to make the marks, to extend the activity.

Any good?

NB am assuming up to YR thus EYFS here; do you need to consider older children?

Thankyou , That's a great help! It's just for the younger ones :)

And there was me thinking about building a house of different materials, and demonstrating friction when they don't blow down!

What about tesselating patterns - bricks either one on top of each other, unstable, or shifted so they are stronger?

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Hope that works!

Any other patterns you can make with bricks?

oooh you could use jenga set

tessallating great idea

Ooo didn't think of that one, thanks!