The National Síolta Aistear Initiative are hosting webinars to celebrate Maths week 2026.
Webinar Title: Using picture books to support early Maths Week 2026
Webinar Date: 8th October
Webinar time: 19.00-20.30
Overview of webinar content:
The updated Aistear (2024) identifies that children’s lives are enriched by numeracy experiences in their everyday lives. This webinar will explore basic maths concepts in early childhood and support educators to ‘use their maths eyes’ to find the maths in everything they do. Well known picture books will be explored to demonstrate that maths really is all around us when we know where and how to look.
This webinar is also available through the medium of Irish on the 15th of October – see below
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Webinar Title: Maths Week 2026 Webinar Using early years Maths resources in my setting.
Webinar Date: 14th October
Webinar time: 14.00-15.00
Overview of webinar content:
The updated Aistear (2024) framework highlights that babies, toddlers and young children come to understand concepts such as matching, comparing, ordering, sorting, estimating, counting, spatial awareness, size, weight, height, length, capacity and money through play and meaningful everyday experiences.
This webinar will explore key early maths concepts and illustrate how these ideas can be supported in play through the provision of a math-rich environment.
Join us to find out what small changes can make big difference in supporting early math with the youngest children.
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Webinar Title: Páistí ag aimsiú máta trí scéalta gach lá Seachtain na Máta 2026
Webinar Date: 15th October
Webinar time: 14.00 – 15:30
Overview of webinar content:
Aithnítear in Aistear nuashonraithe (2024) go saibhrítear saol leanaí trí eispéiris uimhearthachta ina saol laethúil.
Sa seimineár gréasáin seo, déanfar iniúchadh ar bhunchoincheapa matamaitice sa luath-óige agus tabharfar tacaíocht d’oideoirí “a súile matamaitice a úsáid” chun an mhatamaitic a aithint i ngach a déanann siad.
Bainfear úsáid as pictiúrleabhair aitheanta chun a léiriú go bhfuil an mhatamaitic mórthimpeall orainn, nuair a bhíonn a fhios againn cá háit agus conas í a aithint.
Reáchtálfar an seimineár gréasáin seo i nGaeilge.
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For queries relating to all events please contact professionaldevelopment@betterstart.ie
