There are 14 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Early years reasoning, you may find related items under Early years foundation stage.
Broad Topics > Early years foundation stage > Early years reasoning
Seesaw Shenanigans
Age 3 to 7
Challenge Level
A group of animals has made a seesaw in the woods. How can you make the seesaw balance?
Can You Build This?
Age 3 to 5
Children explore characteristics of shapes and use both everyday and mathematical language to describe them, talk about positions and solve problems
How Long Are You?
Age 3 to 5
Children use everyday language to talk about size, to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems
Beat the Clock
Age 3 to 5
Children use everyday language to talk about time, to compare quantities and to solve problems
The Importance of Shape and Space in the Early Years
Age 3 to 7
In this article for EY practitioners, Dr Sue Gifford discusses children's early spatial thinking and how this predicts their mathematical understanding and achievement.
Barrier Games
Age 3 to 5
Barrier games build on children's natural desire to combine block play with small world items.
Scooters, Bikes and Trikes
Age 3 to 5
When waiting for a ride on outdoor toys, children can consider which route they might take around the outside area and how long they will spend on their toy.
Children's Thinking
Age 3 to 5
Dr Sue Gifford outlines different ways in which you might capture young children's mathematical thinking and how to send samples to NRICH.
The Spring Scale
Age 3 to 5
Using the spring scale in this activity provides an engaging context in which children can explore and discuss the weight of different objects.
Double Trouble
Age 3 to 5
This story about some troublesome dogs encourages children to find and model doubles of different numbers.
The Box Game
Age 3 to 5
In this game, children will use their addition and subtraction skills to keep track of the number of toys hidden inside a box when toys are added in or taken out.
Water, Water ...
Age 3 to 5
This task provides a real-life context for children to compare capacities in order to choose the biggest container for their lemonade.
Packing
Age 3 to 5
This activity involves sorting toys into categories by using comparing and classifying skills.
Maths Story Time
Age 3 to 5
This story provides an engaging context for children to share out the treasure fairly among the characters.
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.