Outdoor math : fun activities for every season / [written and illustrated by] Emma Adbåge.
In this innovative book, Emma Adbage encourages children to get outside, where they can have fun interacting with the natural world while learning math. Adbage has created twenty-two outdoor activities, organized by season. Through play, children will learn about numeracy and arithmetic, as well as math concepts such as shapes, time, greater/less than, even and odd numbers, patterns and grids. The activities have simple-to-follow instructions and are accompanied by adorable illustrations that provide clear visual demonstrations. The natural materials required -- stones, pinecones, snowballs, worms -- are easy to find in many environments. Supplementary spreads introduce the numbers 1 to 10 and further explore addition/subtraction and multiplication/division, with simplified explanations and illustrated examples. Studies have shown that learning outdoors helps kids retain information and skills, and that physically active children perform better in a variety of subjects -- including math. This book could be used alongside other math coursework all school year, since the activities have direct curricular applications. While the thrust of the book is math, there are also science lessons here, particularly regarding the properties of nature and how things change during the four seasons. Many of the activities can be done in pairs or groups, promoting teamwork and cooperation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771386128 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, 2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Translation of: Räkna med naturen. Sweden : Raben and Sjogren, ©2014. |
Language Note: | Translated from the Swedish . |
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Subject: | Mathematics > Juvenile literature. Counting > Juvenile literature. Shapes > Juvenile literature. Nature > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cookstown Branch | J 513 Adb | 31681030034219 | JNONFIC | Available | - |