
Maths everywhere Activity
Why do it?
Simple maths is everywhere. It is:
- finding things that go together
- organising things into groups
- using ideas about shape, colour, size, number and patterns.
How to do it
You can play games around the house where children group things together — matching socks and shoes, or sorting forks and spoons, as well as sorting books, blocks or bottle tops.
You can collect things from around the house:
- cards
- magazine pictures
- photos
- You can go for walks to gather items that are good for matching and sorting:
- shells
- leaves
- twigs
- pebbles
- driftwood.
Using more reo Māori
Te reo Māori | English |
---|---|
Kāri | Cards |
Pikitia | Picture |
Whakaahua | Photograph |
Angaanga | Shell |
Rau | Leaf |
Rārā | Twig |
Pōhatu | Stone |
Tāwhaowhao | Driftwood |
Porowhā | Square |
Porohita | Circle |
Porotītaha | Oval |
Tapatoru | Triangle |
Tapawhā | Rectangle |
Ngā tae | Colours |
Whero | Red |
Kōwhai | Yellow |
Kākāriki | Green |
Kahurangi | Blue |
Mā | White |
Pango | Black |
Ngā tau | Numbers |
Rahi | Size |
Tauira | Pattern |
Hū | Shoe |
Tōkena | Sock |
Whāka | Fork |
Pune | Spoon |
Ngā rākau | Blocks |
E hia ngā mea? | How many things? |
Tokohia ngā tangata? | How many people? |
Kotahi te pukapuka | There is one book |
E rima ngā pune | There are five spoons |
Rite tonu, ōrite | Same |
Rerekē | Different |
Wehewehe | Sort |
He aha te tae? | What colour is it? |
Te tae ōrite | Same colour |
Ōrite te āhua | Similar in shape |
E hia ō hū? | How many shoes have you? |
E rua ōku hū | I have two shoes |
E hia ō tau? | How old are you? |
E toru ōku tau | I am three years old |
Rite tonu te tae o ēnei mea | These things are the same colour |