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I just recently picked up a job delivering the local paper and a few pamphlets so now every Wednesday morning our family goes out for a walk. What a great opportunity this was to work with the girls on some maths! I was amazed at what numbers they were recognising.
Some of the things we practised were:
- number recognition (1-100+)
- adding 2 to work out what number the next box would have on it
- subtracting 2 for the same reason as above
Along with these maths skills Beth also learnt to recognise the words ‘No Circulars’ as she was carrying the ’speacial’ papers that didn’t have flyers with them.
All in all there was lots to be learnt and lots of fresh air to be had. I have been asked many times if the job is worth it. If you work out how much I am getting paid an hour the answer is NO. If you look at what our family gets out of it other than money the answer is definitely YES!
Ma is white, whero is red, kakariki green,
Pango is black, pangu is too, A E I O U.
Kowhai yellow, pakaka brown, kikorangi blue,
Parakaraka is our orange, A E I O U.
Wera is hot, maku wet, makariri cold,
Ua is rain, mahana warm, A E I O U.
Tahi is one, rua is two, toru number three,
Wha is four, rima is five – 1 2 3 4 5
Ono is six, whitu is seven, waru number eight,
iwa is nine, tekau is ten – 6 7 8 9 10
Teaching ideas
- Cut pieces of card in each of the colours and attach them to ice-block sticks. As you are singing get the kids to hold up the cards. You could also do cards with numbers on them and ones with pictures for hot, wet ect.
