Early years adding

By making 'paths' out of different materials and discussing these, children will develop their shape and space language in this activity.

In the pirate pound shop, children can practise their counting skills by choosing ten items to spend their ten pounds on.

In this game, children will use their addition and subtraction skills to keep track of the number of toys hidden inside a box.

The book 'Maisy Goes Camping' introduces children to the idea of using the size and number of objects to work out how many will fit in a 'tent'.