Maths at Home - Number

Below is a selection of number activities from our Early Years Foundation Stage collection, which are suitable for parents and children to explore at home together. We hope you enjoy being mathematical as a family!

You may also wish to take a look at our Maths at Home activities for ages 5 to 7, and our article Developing Pattern Awareness with Young Children.

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    Dice

    Age
    3 to 5

    This dice activity encourages children to relate the number on the dice to the number of teddies they need to choose.

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    Number Book

    Age
    3 to 5

    Creating a 'Book of Four' is an opportunity for children to collect groups of four objects and consider how the groups are similar.

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    Hidden Jewels

    Age
    3 to 5

    In this 'hide and reveal' game, children are encouraged to say the number of gems without counting them.

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