Play along Maths -Setting up the programme

Setting Up Play along Maths

The materials required to set up are as follows

A. Starter Pack

B. Appropriate Games
C. Cards

STARTER PACK

The Starter Pack includes copies in print and/or CD form of all the parent materials required to run . This pack includes:

(a) Aims
(b) A printed detailed guide for setting up and running
(c) Order forms and copies of all catalogues
(d) Parent support materils for running

Posters
Invitations
Daily Diary
Evaluation Sheets
Parent and Child Certificates

(e) Curriculum areas relevant to each game

APPROPRIATE GAMES

A Library of good quality commercial games is essential, appropriate to the developmental needs and
age group of the children involved in the sessions . Games are not sold by . Catalogues
are available which list the games available from standard educational suppliers ( Asco, Early Learning, Galt, Hope, NESArnold, SBS, Orchard, Taskmaster)) which are supported by

cards

CARDS

Each game has a

card written especially to match the game.
The cards are supplied by

and are available to support games appropriate for Pre3 , Pre5, Bilingual Pre-5 Gaelic, Primary 1, Primary 2-3 , and Bilingual Primary 2-3 Gaelic levels

Click below to see sample cards

Each card includes

(a) Play a Long Games - instructions and suggestions for playing the game - (additional to the supplier's game instructions)

(b) Chat a Long Maths - a list of mathematically related words which are relevant to the game which parents are encouraged to use and emphasise when playing the game.

(c) Each card also indicates the areas of the school mathematical curriculum to which the game is relevant. (This refers to the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence ) e.g. for the Number Puppies Game the card (109) reads:

Curriculum for Excellence Mathematics Level:Early Estimating & Rounding Number & Number Processes Measurement Patterns & Relationships