School Workshops
Outdoor Maths
Outdoor spaces provide wonderful opportunities to explore how numbers and shapes create both the built and natural worlds.
From supporting environmental awareness to promoting resilience and adaptability to improving mental well-being, there are a whole host of benefits to Outdoor Learning.
Introduction
Outdoor spaces provide wonderful opportunities to explore how numbers and shapes create both the built and natural worlds. So our engaging (and very active!) outdoor maths workshops, which feature a range of tried and tested al fresco activities, bring home the relevance of numeracy to our everyday lives – and provide lots of scope for problem solving too!
We have developed age-appropriate activities for all year groups from Nursery to Year 6, including our specially designed portable Outdoor Maths Trail – allowing us to offer open air workshops over a whole range of timescales.
Exploring (depending on time, age and group size): maths-in-context, maths language, number investigations, additive and multiplicative reasoning, number sequences and patterns, shape investigations, properties of 2D and 3D shapes, positional language, measurements, data collection, presentation and interpretation.
| Year Groups | EYFS – Y6 |
|---|---|
| Curriculum | Maths |
| Pupil Numbers | 30 pupils per workshop |
| Duration | One Day |
| Space | Your Outdoor Space! |
Workshop FAQs
What is the format of the day?
The day involves outdoor based workshops, each one accommodating up to 30 pupils at a time. We will plan a timetable to suit your requirements, based on the number of classes you would like to take part. Your visitor will set up outside, with classes attending workshops in turn. It’s usually possible to fit up to 7 x workshop in one day.
Are there any technical requirements?
No! all we need is access to your outside space.
Are there any other Outdoor Workshops?
Yes! We also deliver Outdoor Poetry and Outdoor Science workshops for pupils – and we’re also experienced in designing and delivering Outdoor Maths CPD programmes for teachers, including twilights, half days and full days!
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