Math is All Around Us!
The skills, knowledge and behaviours that children need in order to use mathematics in a wide range of situations compromises Numeracy . Fostering numeracy in early years ensures that children develop a lifelong positive attitude toward mathematics and a robust foundation for learning in all areas.
Starting from a view of mathematics as a discipline or knowledge domain, the concept of numeracy provides ‘a social and cultural perspective for discovering and thinking about mathematical knowledge and applying it to fulfil the purposes of our everyday lives’ (Macmillan, 2009, p. 1).
This Level 2 course is aimed at strengthening the educators understanding of – Importance of Numeracy and Mathematics at Rothewood Academy
The Big Ideas of Mathematics across all Rothewood Academy Early Learning Centres are:
Number Sense
*Counting and Number Recognition
*One to one Correspondence and Cardinality (Number Order )
Early Geometry
*Shapes and Colours
*Simple Geometry
*Spatial Sense and Symmetry
Estimation ,Measurement and Data Handling
Patterns and Seriation
Logical Reasoning
