Mathematical development
Resources
* Leaves * magnets * string * wooden spoons * laminate * paper clips
Step by step
* Take the children outdoors to collect different colours, shapes and sizes of leaves.
* Select the dry leaves that have been collected.
* Press these leaves under a pile of heavy books overnight.
* Attach a small magnet to the end of a length of string. Attach the string to the end of a wooden spoon or spatula.
* Laminate the different coloured, shaped and sized leaves.
* Attach a paper clip to each leaf.
* Spread the leaves on the floor and let the children try to 'catch' the leaves using the magnet.
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