Knowledge and understanding of the world
Burns Day at Cherry Tree Nursery
Nursery staff used Robert Burns's birthday to widen children's understanding of Scottish culture.
Families make a numeracy game
Parents and children helped produce a board game to develop numeracy skills.
Colour mixing recorded on a digital camera
Children's photographs of a colour mixing session helped stimulate discussion about the activity.
Exploring natural materials with a digital microscope
Children try out new equipment to discover more about the world around them.
Science boxes make learning fun
How science boxes can improve parent-staff partnerships and help children enjoy science.
Finding and making patterns
Children enjoy working with patterns and reporting back on how they reached a solution.
What comes next? Finding a pattern
P2 pupils work on 'looking for a pattern' using Compare Bears.
Making a model from a picture
Working together to create a jungle scene with multilink mats, cubes and cards.
Get ready for outdoor learning
Young children learn how to dress for outdoors and interact with the environment.
Planting, playing and learning outdoors
How learning outdoors increases children's knowledge and understanding of the world.
Combining colours to make flags
Children use a 'listing' strategy to design flags using different combinations of three colours.
Working on an elimination task
A teacher uses symbols to develop P2 children's awareness of the strategies they adopt to solve problems.
Promoting numeracy through staff development
Donibristle Nursery raised staff awareness of how children acquire mathematical concepts.
We all count - giving children a sense of place
Raigmore Nursery uses everyday outdoor experiences to build citizenship and numeracy skills.
Sorting and classifying objects
Sorting objects can be fun and encourages children to articulate their thinking and justify their reasoning.
Purple cats: a classification challenge
The teacher of a composite class sets challenges to develop thinking skills across the curriculum.
A Basque model of learning through play
St Timothy's Primary used the Amara Berri methodology to deliver the curriculum in P1.
Introducing problem solving through play
Two North Lanarkshire primary schools and their associated nurseries introduced problem solving activities through play.
Practical Applications of Contextualised Teaching
Find out how primary schools in Angus are using purposeful play to develop numeracy.
Active learning at Minishant
Discover how this Ayrshire primary school used active learning to engage and develop the numeracy skills of their pupils.