In our maths learning this week, we’ll learn about shape and pattern.
We’ll look at shape and pattern around us and in particular shape and pattern found in nature. We’ll look at snowflakes and ice and the patterns and shapes found in tree trunks, sticks and branches.
Number and calculating is built upon patterns; for example, recognising sequences of numbers or the shape of five on a dice with spots, without counting each dot.
As well as noticing shapes and patterns, children need to talk about them in order to develop the language needed to describe the shapes and patterns they see.
The following is a list of vocabulary the children will experience in Reception:
shape, flat, curved, straight, round, solid, corner, sort, cube, cuboid, cylinder, pyramid, sphere, cone, circle, triangle, square, rectangle, size, bigger, larger, smaller, pattern, repeating pattern, match.