Noticing patterns

A four year old is getting ready to go outside, he notices the pattern in his socks. The practitioner talks about the pattern he's noticed.

Good for looking at

• Maths in the environment
• Patterns
• Effective adult support

Notice

• How the child is learning?What cues can you see that show what the child is interested in? (Look out for non-verbal and body language as well as spoken language)
• Which areas of mathematical development can you observe?
• In what ways does the adult support the child’s learning?