This post is part of the Outdoor Maths series by regular contributor Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature. My 6-year-old son adores butterflies. We recently spent time getting up close and personal with more than 30 different species in a seasonal butterfly enclosure at our local natural history museum. While we were there we talked […]
Math Games for Kids: Learning About Attributes in Nature
This post is by regular contributor Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature. On a recent hike with my two young sons, I had a chance to take one of the fun math games Christie has shared on learning about attributes outside and into nature. And guess what? It was a huge hit! Attributes are the […]
Math Games for Kids: Digging for Buried Treasure
This post is by regular contributor Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature. My kids love digging in the dirt and sand. And treasure hunts? Well, they are just the icing on the cake. So when I suggested they go digging for buried treasure in our backyard sandpit, both of my sons (ages 9 and 6) […]
Making Magic Mathematical Potions
Combining math and the great outdoors can be fun for kids. My 5 year old has recently enjoyed counting outside by making math pictures and going on a counting in nature scavenger hunt. Lately his kindergarten class has been talking about measurement – discussing which items are longer than or shorter than others, bigger or […]
Math Games: Number Learning in Nature
This post is by regular contributor Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature. My youngest son is in kindergarten, which means we spend a lot of time working with our ABCs and 123s. In addition to taking our reading and writing activities outdoors, I’m often looking for ways to combine math games with nature too. Inspired […]
