Manipulate, Compose and Decompose Tuff Tray | Week 5 | Reception Summer Maths

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Shape Builder Tuff Tray | Manipulate, Compose and Decompose | Week 5 Reception Summer Maths

This creative tuff tray pack supports children in selecting, rotating and combining shapes to create a new badge for Inspector Nelly.
Using a star template, children experiment with fitting different shapes together, manipulating them to complete the design.

Children are encouraged to explain their choices and describe how they have positioned each shape, using vocabulary such as rotate, flip, next to and position.
The activity promotes spatial reasoning and helps children understand how shapes can be combined to create new forms, supporting deeper understanding of composition.

The Shape Builder tuff tray supports:
Block 4 Manipulate, Compose and Decompose
Step 1: Select shapes for a purpose
Step 3: Manipulate shapes
Step 4: Explain shape arrangements

Download now and bring maths and Around the World together in The Case of the Curious Shapes.
These Resources have all been created to support our EYFS Summer Term Book 3, titled The Case of the Curious Shapes
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Maths Foundations Early Years is a reception maths scheme designed to help children build strong early number sense through hands-on, play-based learning.
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