Rocket Maths

[Guest]

Thought I'd share photo's of an interactive wall display I did last year at my preschool, based on rockets and mathematical / positional language.

 

All you need is rocket shaped card, string, drawing pins and display board. The children enjoyed moving the rockets along the strings or pegging the numbered rockets in sequence 1-5 or countdown 5,4,3,2,1. whilst staff encouraged the use of the language.

 

Peggy

[Guest]

Great ideas, thanks for sharing

[AnonyMouse_2846]

thanks peggy did the drawing pins not keep flinging off? when ive done an interactive display before as they play with it it always come away from the wall!!!

Andrea

[Guest]

Peggy I love your ideas, they really are great.

 

I have used you fish ideas -mackeral and herring in the water tray and also for sketching.

Lifesize models with the childrens photos, -dangling from the ceiling now.

Made little laminated models of the children for the doll's house and castle.

Wet sand in the tights, just to name a few.

 

Thanks so much

I was looking for ideas for interactive displays so that has got me thinking.

[Guest]

Your welcome Ger, maybe I should write that book..........

 

Andreamay, sorry to hear about your 'pinging' drawing pins, maybe I was fortunate that the display boards where made of a thick chipboard which helped the pins stay in place. Maybe you could try staples? Or scew in mini cup hooks?

 

Peggy

[Guest]

I would certainly buy it Peggy!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait.

[Guest]

I have been busy making my own version this morning -Thank you for the great idea - I just wish i could have my own (I'm always stealing stuff from here)

[Guest]

I used your idea last year Peggy outside on the wooden fencing and the kids loved it.

[Guest]

Great to see this ressurected (spl??) and that others have found it useful.

 

It is these aspects of preschool I miss.

 

Peggy