Numbers in Play a Complete Guide

Join us in this two-part series where we explore, unpack and inspire your exploration of numeracy in the early years. This course will provide a journey tailored for early childhood teachers and educators, focusing on the intricate ways young learners engage in thinking and responding through early mathematical explorations. Throughout this course you will find practical strategies, tools and inspiration for ways to demystify and incorporate numeracy-rich experiences with children in a way that is research-based, child led reflective of children’s needs. This course consists of videos, downloadable content, and presentations that will inspire, enthuse and rejuvenate (or generate) a love of embedding mathematical concepts into children’s learning. 

 

Who is this workshop for? 

This online program is for educators from all service types, including: Long day care educators, Family daycare providers, OSHC educators and Early Childhood Teachers. 

 

Exploring mathematics with children can be fun 

Mathematics can be a confronting topic for many educators to attempt in their teaching with young children. The stereotypes of structured and rote learning can discourage educators from attempting to weave numeracy into their everyday programs for fear of falling into those traps. So how do we incorporate numeracy in our programs with children in a way that is successful, based in educational research and theory, in line with the approved frameworks – and above all fun? 

 

Together, let’s embark on a journey tailored for early childhood teachers and educators, focusing on the intricate ways young learners engage in thinking and responding through early mathematical explorations. This program dives deep into the cognitive processes pivotal to building foundations for mathematical understanding in the early years.  

 

Through this program, educators will gain invaluable insights into fostering children’s thinking processes and the diverse ways in which children demonstrate their understanding to support and build on early pre-numeracy skills.  

 

We will delve together into the intrinsic link between early mathematical exploration and children’s language and communication as children seek to understand, listen and make meaning through their learning journey.  

 

Seek real-world, tangible ideas, inspiration and understanding to support all children to find Numbers in Play and support them to build the own foundations for Mathematical Mastery

Participant Outcomes

This online course will spark a passion for embedding mathematics in your practice! By the end, you will…

  • Be confident to include precursor mathematical concepts into your educational program and practice.

  • Be excited to provide a numeracy-rich environment that supports children’s play.

  • Have a deeper understanding about children’s development around logical-mathematical understandings.

  • Gain knowledge and inspiration for embedding numbers, numeracy and mathematics into engaging learning experiences and environments.

  • Developed insight into the literacy/numeracy connection and be equipped with multi-disciplinary strategies.

  • Be inspired and feel supported to consider and explore mathematics on an emotional spectrum.

Your Facilitator

Facilitator Briana Thorne

Briana is a passionate and experienced early years education specialist. Briana has worked across a variety of roles in early years education as an Early Childhood Teacher, Educational Leader, Centre Director, Area Manager, State Manager and General Manager. Briana’s passion for the highest quality education and care led her to work for the Victorian Regulatory Authority supporting and assessing services practices and quality through regulatory and Assessment and Rating procedures. Briana has her Masters in Early Years Education with a specialisation in Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment. Briana’s philosophy places the child at the heart of every decision, connection and action across early years settings. Advocating for children’s agency, embracing children’s voices and child-led educational programming and planning has been a long-held practice. As an experienced leader and mentor, Briana enjoys teaching and supporting educators and leaders to build strong, supported teams of professionals with a shared culture of growth, care and to enable teams to flourish together. With a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Performing Arts, Briana has a dramatic streak and her skills in documentation and the written word support her in providing engaging and high quality training. In her downtime, Briana enjoys filling her giant Connection and Mastery cups by spending quality time with her family, taking on yet another project or challenging herself to learn something new time and again.

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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Numbers In Play

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Student walk through video

    3. Agreement

    4. About your facilitator - Briana Thorne

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. FAQ

    1. Your Downloadable Reflection Booklet

    2. Numbers In Play Session 1

    3. Numbers In Play Session 2

    1. Keep in touch with the Phoenix team

    2. Need More Cups In Your Life

    3. Other Professional and Personal Development Opportunities

About this course

  • $98.00
  • 11 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

FAQ

  • How long will this course take to complete?

    We estimate that this course will take you between 4-5 hours to complete. This includes the time taken to go through all of the content and to complete the reflection documentation.

  • How do I get my certificate?

    To receive your certificate, you must click on 'Complete & Continue' on every page of the course. Once you've done this your certificate download button should come up in the top left corner of your course, where the progress bar is.

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