Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy

Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy

Requirements

Breaside children are supported in developing their understanding of Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy in a broad range of contexts in which they can explore, enjoy, learn, practise and talk about their developing understanding. They must be provided with opportunities to practise and extend their skills in these areas and to gain confidence and competence in their use.

What Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy means for children

■■ Our youngest children’s mathematical development occurs as they seek patterns, make connections and recognise relationships through finding out about and working with numbers and counting, with sorting and matching and with shape, space and measures.

■■ Breaside children use their knowledge and skills in these areas to solve problems, generate new questions and make connections across other areas of Learning and Development.

How Breaside effectively implements this area of Learning and Development

Our children are given the best opportunities for effective development and learning in Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy practitioners should give particular attention to the following areas.

Positive Relationships

■■  Children are given sufficient time, space and encouragement to discover and use new words and mathematical ideas, concepts and language during child-initiated activities in their own play.

■■ At Breaside our children are encouraged to explore real-life problems, to make patterns and to count and match together.

 ■■ Support can be provided for children who use a means of communication other than spoken English to develop and understand specific mathematical language while valuing knowledge of Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy in the language or communication system that they use at home.

■■ Mathematical resources are readily available both indoors and outside.