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Socio-constructivist:
Children have the freedom to be active agents as they gather, sort, manipulate and construct their patterns/mandalas in whatever ways they desire. Use of natural materials for children to play with links to pedagogical goals.
Unstructured play and observations develops children's natural curiosity and interests.

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Children go on a nature walk around their centre, gathering natural items they find on the ground, under trees, on trees/bushes - anything natural that interests them. Through the manipulation of the materials, children are encouraged to sort/classify/create patterns, images, symmetrical patterns, play with the materials.

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Symmetry
Visualising
Patterning
Noticing
Sorting
Spatial awareness
Manipulating
Rotating

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- identification and classification:
- leaf (shape/variety/size)
- nut or seed pod
- what's eaten the leaves?
- native or introduced species
- height of trees/bushes
- reproduction of species

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- symmetry
- pattern
- counting
- shape
- size
- length
- colour
- position

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Finding and Guessing different shapes in our classroom-
Ask children what shapes can you find in the classroom?
Ask the children what shape they think it is that they have found?

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The children will explore the landscape of Australia through colour shapes and pattern
In using natural resources they are also being exposed to a sustainable environment
The children are taking some responsibility for their learning by taking a photo of their creation and naming the shape.

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Once the children have listened to the story they will have the option to use a variety of natural resources to create their own shapes.
The teacher will take a photo to document and write the shape they have made next to their name.
The photos will then be made into a book.

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Shapes
Patterns
Manipulating to create a 2D shape
Counting
Measuring
comparing

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Noticing
Patterning
Visualising
sorting and organising
rotating

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The children will read the story with the teacher. While reading the teacher will ask the children if they can see any shapes in the book.They will ask the question what shapes are they? Have we seen these before? How are they hidden?

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To read the story Shapes of Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft. 

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From boulders to bee hives, from mountains to coral, Bronwyn Bancroft explores the shapes that form the Australian landscape. In Shapes of Australia, she introduces readers to ways of thinking about how shapes are represented in nature.

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-Model; you may need to demonstration actions to stimulate the process.
-Responding; provide encouragement
-Scaffolding; explaining, guiding, offering support
-Listening and observing

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- change

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Children will be creative with a square to see what they can transform it into. As they play they will compose new shapes.

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- Matching
-Comparing
-Ordering
-Sorting
-Patterning
-spatial sense
-manipulating, rotating
-identifying characteristics
-language. communication
-noticing
-problem solving

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-naming
-representing
-manipulating the shape
-2D & 3D dimensional shapes

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-The children are investigating the properties of a square.
-They are exploring if you can create new shapes from a square.

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-Table with a cloth over it, define the area.
-Book, visual information.
-Pieces of different coloured squares
-Hole puncher ( explore another shape)
-Blank pieces of A4 paper
-Glue sticks
-A large 3D square (visual representation)

The idea is for children to be creative with the coloured square and reconstruct it into a picture.

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-shapes in drawings
-locate similar shapes
-recognise and comapre
-patterns; repetition

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Invitation 1- The Perfect Square by Michael Hall

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Invitation 1- The Perfect Square by Michael Hall

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Story about a square, goes for a walk and along the journey it gets cut, torn and crumbled becoming something new and beautiful.

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Mathematics - Shapes