 Catch and Count ~ basic freeplay activity.
 Use the nets and buckets to scoop the turtles from the water.
 Spinkle on glitter & blue sequins to the surface of the water to add interest ~ alternatively you can add a few drops of food colouring.
 Ordering - positional and numerical skills, provide help and guidance where it's felt needed.
Activity ideas:
Order the numbers as the tutles are caught.
Prepare a numberline before hand for matching, sequence and comparrison.
Addition + Subtraction
Activity ideas:
Where appropriate, look at adding up the turtle numbers.
Include pens and paper for recording findings.
Conservational
Make the turtles in differing sizes/colours and record the information on role play monitoring sheets.
Introduce concepts of looking after and protecting animals.
Explore releasing turtles back to the water tray once size, weight, colour has been documented .. |
