Fragonwood Outdoor Maths Activities Primary school KS2 maths activities inspired by Forest Schools. Designed to encourage independent learning and practice of key maths concepts including shape and measurement. Also encourages outdoor observational skills that can be harnessed for maths and art. Extension work could easily be added to provide literacy opportunities describing the sights, sounds and smells. It is useful to creating routines for outdoor activities. This materials provide activities for ‘Sit Spots’ as well as ‘walking around’ activities both of which could be practiced in the school grounds before use in other outdoor spaces such as parks, woods or wildlife reserves. Three differentiated worksheets allow for repeated us over time in different situations or for in-class differentiation. ** Plus a Fragonwood Art Outdoor Activity Plus six outdoor images for inspiration. ** Activities can be combined into an **Outdoor maths and art week. ** *Fragonwood series of outdoor maths activities. Suitable for KS2. Activities are designed in UK suitable for England, Scotland and the New Curriculum for Wales. Designed to be Low Floor High Ceiling with lots of opportunity for differentiation. Encourages mathematical discussion to develop mathematical vocabulary and confidence. Ideas can be used by younger children in with suitable support. Ideal for home learning. Part of Fragonwood set of activities suitable for outdoor maths. *

KS2 Primary school maths activities. Making 2D shapes. Identification of number of edges and right angles. Three worksheets plus instructions for making Fragonwood hazelwood sticks. Fragonwood series of outdoor maths activities. Suitable for KS2. Can be adapted for indoor use with loose parts. Activities are designed in UK suitable for England and Wales new curriculum. Designed to be Low Floor High Ceiling with lots of opportunity for differentiation. Encourages mathematical discussion to develop mathematical vocabulary and confidence. Ideas can be used by KS1 and Foundation Phase with suitable support. Ideal for home learning. Part of Fragonwood set of activities suitable for outdoor maths.

Fragonwood Autumn Tally Table Outdoor maths activities Use as a Maths Outside activity. Autumn themed outdoor maths. Data collection. Find things to count. Use Tally marks. Find the total and calculate percentages. Example with a ‘missing data’ challenge. Extend activity by creating charts: pie chart, bar chart or pictograms. These could be made using Excel or other software. OR created using leaves or other loose materials outdoors. Four worksheets plus Teachers notes. KS2 Primary school outdoor maths activities. Part of Fragonwood series of outdoor maths activities. Suitable for KS2. Can be adapted for indoor use with loose parts. Cross curricula activity as can be developed as expressive art activity. Activities are designed in UK suitable for England and new Curriculum for Wales. Encourages mathematical discussion to develop mathematical vocabulary and confidence. Ideas can be used by KS1 and Wales Foundation Phase with suitable support. Ideal for home learning.

Fragonwood Sion’s Sheep’s Eyeball Bingo Primary school KS2 maths game. Designed to encourage practice of speedy addition and multiplication in a fun game. This is a much trickier version of the tradition bingo as multiple numbers are possible for each bingo call. Instruction on how to make the game and how to play are included. Two levels of pre-prepared bingo cards are provided. Creating more bingo sheets for the game is an additional mathematical challenge. ** The game is not over until three players have called ‘Eyeball’ and the open nature of the game allows for active peer support for weaker players. Part of Fragonwood activities – this game is suitable for indoor or outdoor playing as a limited number of parts are required. Bingo cards can be laminated for repeated outdoor use. Only 6 eyeballs required (not the scores of balls required for traditional bingo). *Fragonwood series of maths activities. Suitable for KS2. Activities are designed in UK suitable for England, Scotland and the New Curriculum for Wales. Designed to be Low Floor High Ceiling with lots of opportunity for differentiation. Encourages mathematical discussion to develop mathematical vocabulary and confidence. Ideas can be used by younger children in with suitable support. Ideal for home learning. *

KS2 Outdoor maths activities Fragonwood Grids: percentages and patterns aka Fragonwood Ground Grids. KS2 Primary school outdoor maths activities. Use as a Maths Outside activity. Using found materials or loose parts to make a pattern in a grid. Calculation of fractions of the grid and conversion to a percentage. Cross curricula activity can be developed as an expressive art activity. Five worksheets plus notes on equipment for Fragonwood Ground Grid creation. Fragonwood series of outdoor maths activities. Suitable for KS2. Can be adapted for indoor use with loose parts. Activities are designed in UK suitable for England and Wales new curriculum. Designed to be Low Floor High Ceiling with lots of opportunity for differentiation. Encourages mathematical discussion to develop mathematical vocabulary and confidence. Ideas can be used by FP with suitable support. Ideal for Catchup and home learning. Part of Fragonwood set of activities designed for outdoor maths.

Maths Outdoor activities KS2 Fragonwood Tree Age Estimation Use as a Maths Outside activity. Accurate measuring of a tree girth in centimetres. Calculation of estimated age using data gathered. Conversion of m to cm. Averaging a series of measurements. Comparing growth rates. Estimate of age v. actual age. ‘Measuring tool’ creation. Can link with science of tree growth and variation of growth rates dependent on weather, climate and location. Suitable for Y4 –Y6 Part of a set of Fragonwood activities for outdoor maths KS2. Ideal for Forest school and home learning: cross curricula activity - maths, science and tool making.

Two Fragonwood Outdoor maths activities on fractions. Suitable for KS2. Hands on maths, Encourages learners’ discussion of estimating and checking. One relates to fractions of area using a grid to create a shape. The second activity uses containers to check fractions of volumes. All Fragonwood Outdoor maths activities are designed to encourage engagement with the maths in an outdoor environment. Suitable for school grounds or Forest School or off site. Other activities are under development. PLEASE REVIEW and offer suggestions for further activities for this age range. laura@paddlebrook.co.uk NOTE: Fragonwood Fractions Shading Activity pdf contains templates for use with this activity.

Fragonwood Seed Scaling Image Study Drawing and scaling up an image. Develop observational skills. Ratios. Fractions. Scales. Four Worksheets and teacher notes. Suitable for Y4 –Y6 Fragonwood: Seed Study Part of a set of Fragonwood activities for outdoor maths KS2. Easily adapted for indoor use. Ideal for home learning cross curricula activity: maths and expressive arts.

KS2 Primary school maths activities. Making a ladder - to place and order items. Ordering by size and colour. Three worksheets. Fragonwood series of outdoor maths activities. Suitable for KS2. Can be adapted for indoor use with loose parts. Ordinal words and their abbreviations.

KS2 Primary school maths activities. Comparisons and ordering. Five worksheets. Fragonwood series of outdoor maths activities. Suitable for KS2. Can be adapted for indoor use with loose parts. Ordinal words and their abbreviations. Taste test survey. Information on different types of charts.

Fragonwood Spring Bird Count Outdoor maths activities Spring themed outdoor maths including nine bird images. Data collection. Find birds to count. Use Tally marks. Find the total and calculate percentages. Example given to use to demonstrate how to calculate percentages. Extend activity by creating charts: pie chart, bar chart or pictograms. These could be made using Excel or other software. OR created using leaves or other loose materials outdoors. Six sheets plus Teachers notes. KS2 Primary school outdoor maths activities. Part of Fragonwood series of outdoor maths activities. Suitable for KS2. Activities are designed in UK suitable for England and new Curriculum for Wales. Encourages mathematical discussion to develop mathematical vocabulary and confidence. Ideas can be used by KS1 and Wales Foundation Phase with suitable support. Ideal for engaging Catchup activity in school, whole class or small groups. Perfect for home learning. A parent friendly resource. For other Fragonwood Outdoor Maths ideas search TES resources or google Fragonwood.

Fragonwood Cave Game board and sheet of counters. Only other equipment required is 2 six-sided dice. Plus ideas for players to create their own indoor or outdoor Fragonwood Cave Game and counters. Pdf includes ideas for use outdoor and extension activity. Can be used as a quick maths game or a cross-curricular project incorporating numeracy, expressive arts, storytelling and literacy. Great introduction to games play, turn taking, use of six-sided dice. Older children can develop their own enhanced versions and link to storytelling. Exploration of the probability of obtaining different numbers can be used as a probability task. Teachers notes are included. Primary school maths activities. Part of Fragonwood series of outdoor maths activities. Suitable for wide age range. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use with loose parts. Activities are designed in Wales and are great for the new Curriculum for Wales. Can be used to encourages mathematical discussion to develop mathematical vocabulary and confidence and to encourage peer support and checking of numeracy. Game can be used by KS2 or KS1 and EYFS with suitable support. Ideal for home learning. © Paddlebrook Arts 2021

A combination of a fact file on the UK Common Pipistrelle Bat and ten maths questions to find the answers. A fun activity to fit with Halloween maths. Maths and science combined.