Reception - Doubling

Spark your Reception class’s understanding of doubling with these engaging outdoor maths lessons, as they actively explore and build doubles of real objects.

Lesson Plans

Doubling

Boost your Reception class’s understanding of doubling with these engaging outdoor maths lessons. Using natural materials, pupils will actively explore and build doubles of real objects, developing key early mathematical concepts and sharpening their observational skills while laying strong foundations for future learning.

Learning objective:

To build double real objects.
To build doubles with a ten frame.
To explore early symmetry through doubling.
To explore building double of different numbers.
To begin to recall doubles of numbers to 5.

Editable Weekly Maths Planner

Use this editable PDF to organise your week – choose your starter, main input and adult-led activities from our outdoor ideas bank and print this page to remind you and your staff of your plan for the week!

Reception Maths Planning Guidance

Use this guidance document alongside our maths planning to understand how the activities have been planned, as well as gain ideas of how to use them in a way that works in your setting to ensure you get the most from the plans.

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