How this product aligns with the EYLF

Developing early STEM and problem-solving skills
The Volume Set provides children with hands-on opportunities to explore geometric shapes and their dimensions, fostering an understanding of measurement concepts. By engaging with the shapes through filling and comparing volumes, children can develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they hypothesise about capacity and test their ideas in a playful context.

Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
This set encourages children to engage in open-ended play, where they can investigate the properties of different shapes and materials. Through exploration and experimentation, children can ask questions, make predictions, and reflect on their findings, thereby deepening their inquiry skills and enhancing their learning experience.

Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators.

Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas

Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a mathematics corner where children can freely access the Volume Set to explore shapes and practice measuring with various materials like water or rice. Incorporate the shapes into a sensory play area, allowing children to engage with different textures and weights.

Play-Based Activity Ideas
Encourage children to create a ‘volume challenge’ where they predict which shapes will hold more or less and then test their predictions by filling them with different materials. Facilitate a group activity where children collaborate to build structures using the shapes, discussing stability and balance as they play.

Provocation Ideas
Present the Volume Set alongside a collection of measuring cups and spoons, inviting children to explore how different shapes can be filled and measured. Use the shapes to inspire storytelling, where children can create narratives about their adventures in a world made of geometric shapes.