Chalkboard Shape Tracks - Set of 6

Bring the excitement of the racetrack into your EYFS numeracy area with our Chalkboard Shape Tracks! These clever chalkboards combine small-world play, early years maths activities, and imaginative fun to create an engaging resource for your classroom or outdoor learning space. Whether it’s pentagons on parade or a triangle track showdown, children will love exploring shapes while building critical maths and reasoning skills. You’ll be surprised how effortlessly these tracks turn counting and pattern recognition into thrilling playtime adventures. After all, isn’t every great driver also a great problem-solver? (If not, don’t tell the maths department!)

Perfect for small world setups or role play scenarios, these tracks encourage learners to explore mathematical concepts like basic shapes, spatial awareness, and problem-solving. Use them as standalone resources or add them to your outdoor chalkboard roadways and other small world settings for even more possibilities. They’re just the thing for encouraging collaborative play while ticking off key numeracy objectives. And thanks to their wipe-clean surface, children can customise their tracks with chalk over and over again. (Warning: You may need to referee when someone insists on adding speed bumps!)

At approximately 30cm square, these sturdy tracks are large enough for EYFS learners to grasp the basics of shape recognition and reasoning while also being lightweight and easy to handle. They’re an excellent addition to early years foundation stage maths curriculum resources, offering a hands-on way to boost both literacy and numeracy skills. Whether used indoors in your early years maths area or outdoors on a sunny day, they’ll make early maths feel like play rather than work.

Get ready to fuel up those maths skills and let the race to early years numeracy begin! 

Features

• Set of six sturdy chalkboard tracks: Includes circle, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, and hexagon, each approximately 30cm square. Designed for durability in outdoor or classroom use with a wipe-clean surface for repeated chalk play.
• Lightweight and portable design: Easy for learners to carry and position independently, promoting confidence and ownership in their play and learning activities. Perfect for flexible setups in various learning spaces.
• Compatible with other small-world resources: Use alongside Outdoor Chalkboard Roadways and other role play items for expanded small world play opportunities, encouraging creativity and collaboration among learners.
• High-quality, weather-resistant material: Built to withstand enthusiastic use indoors or in outdoor educational settings. Treat every six months for long-lasting fun.
• Clear, defined shape tracks: Provides a clear visual and tactile introduction to 2D shapes, supporting recognition, sorting, and exploration for early mathematical development.

Benefits

• Encourages early numeracy skills: Helps learners grasp basic mathematical concepts like shape recognition, pattern-making, and counting, aligning with the early years maths curriculum and supporting numeracy ks1 and ks2 transitions.
• Promotes problem-solving and reasoning: Learners navigate tracks to explore spatial awareness and develop reasoning skills, an essential foundation for later maths learning and problem-solving challenges.
• Supports collaborative and independent learning: Ideal for group activities in the EYFS numeracy area or for fostering independence as learners explore shapes and tracks on their own.
• Boosts creativity and customisation: Wipe-clean chalk surfaces let learners design and adapt their tracks, integrating literacy and numeracy skills through imaginative scenarios and chalk-drawn challenges.
• Enhances physical and cognitive development: Combining fine motor skills with early mathematical concepts, these tracks provide a multi-sensory approach to learning that keeps children engaged and motivated.