1. Brunswick Nursery Outdoor Maths

2. What shape is your window? How much water does your cloth soak up? (Quantity) How long does it take to clean a window? (Time) Have you cleaned the top, bottom and corners? (Shape)

3. Digging in the Sand How deep is the hole? (Depth) Measure using a ruler How many more spades to dig to the bottom? (Estimating) Can you shovel fast with a small spade or a big spade?(Time)

4. Hoist How high is the bucket ? Lower the bucket. How much sand have you got in your bucket? Is it full or empty? Is the bucket heavy or light?

5. Sand Toys in the Tree

6. Obstacle Course Directional language (over, under or through) Positional language forwards or backwards Time taken to complete (stop watch sand timer)

7. Sand Timer Timing Turn taking How does the sand get through the small hole? Different measures of time 2, 10, and 15 minutes Time passing fast and slow

8. Moving Blocks How many blocks fit on a trolley? (Counting) Is it heavy to push?

9. Large Blocks Look at the shapes, spaces. How high is safe? See the triangle of light. How many bricks can we use in our building?(Counting).

10. Large Lego Bricks Height Quantity Colour Pattern making Stability

11. Bean Bag Skittles Counting success Throwing force Rebuilding skills Turn taking Colour beanbags ( can extend for more able children by giving different coloured bean bag different point value)

12. Sand Moving How many more barrows to empty the sack? (estimating) Is the barrow heavy or light to push? What makes it easier to move? (problem solving)

13. Pebble Pit Moving Transport methods (problem solving) Shape / size comparison How quickly can you fill a barrow? (speed) Heavy pockets / heavy barrow

14. Climbing Frame What shapes can you see around the garden? How many steps up the ladder / across the bridge? (Counting) How high are you?

15. Gardening Are there enough spades for every one? (Counting) Planting seeds (counting seeds planting in a row) Leaf shapes Growing (size / shape)

16. Gardening 2 How much water do we need? (Estimating) Have they grown and by how much? (measuring)

17. Leaf Sweeping How many leaves are in your barrow? How many leaves on your spade? (Counting) Are the leaves heavy or light?

18. Log Manoeuvres How many logs can you fit on the trolley? Can you make them balance? Do you need to pull slowly so the logs don’t topple off? What happens if you go fast? (Prediction and experimentation)

19. Clip Boards Treasure maps Observational drawings Tallies Lists for turn taking

20. Mural Painting Large scale painting using ladders How high can you reach? Finding a space to paint