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/or our article Developing Pattern Awareness with Young Children.
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Dice
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
Creating a 'Book of Four' provides an opportunity for children to collect groups of four objects and consider how the groups of objects are similar.
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Hidden jewels
In this 'hide and reveal' game, children are encouraged to say the number of gems without counting them.