Preparation:

• Get the Eazymec plates needed for the lesson (see the heading "Things you need").

Purpose:

To create an environment that stimulates:

• The ability to use mathematics to investigate and describe the world around them and solve everyday problems.

• Play that challenges children's motor skills, communication, collaboration and problem solving, as well as their ability to think in images and symbols.

• Prerequisites for thinking, learning and communicating in different contexts and for different purposes.

• Children's ability to explore, communicate and reflect.

Introduction (approx. 10 min):

1. Start by talking about distances and means of transportation.

   • Questions to ask:

     • How did you get to preschool today?

     • Why do you think some people choose to walk, cycle or drive?

2. Ask the children to place the plates in three different places in the room and name them Chewy's Home, Shop 1 and Shop 2.

3. Describe the scenario:

   • Chewy Beaver is in a hurry and needs to get from Chewy's house to the store and back quickly. Can the children help Chewy find the fastest route?

Implementation (approx. 15 min):

1. Walk a distance: Ask the children to walk from one stop to another and count how many steps they take between the stops.

2. Compare distances: Have the children compare the number of steps required between the different stops to find the shortest route.

Conclusion (approx. 5 min):

Gather the children and talk about the results:

• Which route was the shortest? Why?

• Which route would Chewy choose to get to the store as quickly as possible?

• Finish by thanking the children from Tugge Bäver.