Help your pre-schooler develop early mathematical thinking by collecting, sorting and comparing nature.

Nature Sorting Hunt turns an ordinary walk into an open-ended maths investigation. Collect leaves, sticks, stones, flowers, pinecones or shells, then encourage your child to look closely and decide how they could be grouped. They might sort by size, shape, colour, texture or weight, discovering that there can be more than one sensible way to organise the same collection.

Simple to set up and easy to adapt, you'll receive a parent-friendly guide with clear instructions, practical learning tips and ideas to extend the play as your child's confidence grows. Use whatever safe natural objects you find together, then change the sorting rule, compare groups or invite your child to invent their own way of organising the collection and explain their thinking.

Skills Explored

• Sorting and grouping objects
• Comparing size, shape, colour and weight
• Making observations
• Testing different ideas

You'll Need

• A basket, bucket or bag for collecting objects
• Safe natural objects such as leaves, sticks, stones, flowers, pinecones or shells

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