Early years number sense

There are 19 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Early years number sense
Eightness of Eight
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Eightness of eight

Age
5 to 7
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What do you see as you watch this video? Can you create a similar video for the number 12?
Counting Collections in the Early Years
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Counting collections in the early years

In this article for practitioners, Cath Gripton and Deliah Pawluch explore the 'counting collections' approach, which encourages children to spend time playing and experimenting with counting.
The Spring Scale
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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.
Sock Washing Line
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Sock washing line

Age
3 to 5
In this task, children are encouraged to spot pairs of socks and to order the socks by size and length on the washing line.
Show Me
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Show me

Age
3 to 5
In this task, children will learn different ways of representing the same number.
Shopping - Pirate Poundland
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Shopping - pirate poundland

Age
3 to 5
In the pirate pound shop, children can practise their counting skills by choosing ten items to spend their ten pounds on.
Number Rhymes
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Number rhymes

Age
3 to 5
In this activity, the rhyme 'Ten Green Bottles' is used to encourage children to count backwards to work out how many bottles are left.
Dice
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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.
Subitising
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Subitising

In this article for EY practitioners, Dr Sue Gifford outlines what we mean by subitising and how we can teach it.