Early years reasoning

There are 15 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Early years reasoning
Seesaw Shenanigans
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Seesaw shenanigans

Age
3 to 7
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A group of animals has made a seesaw in the woods. How can you make the seesaw balance?

Barrier Games
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Barrier games

Age
3 to 5
Barrier games build on children's natural desire to combine block play with small world items.
Mapping
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Mapping

Age
3 to 5
In this activity, children are encouraged to follow familiar and new routes, and to create their own maps.
Can you build this?
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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?
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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
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Beat the clock

Age
3 to 5
Children use everyday language to talk about time, to compare quantities and to solve problems
Maths Story Time
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Maths story time

Age
3 to 5
This story provides an engaging context for children to share out the treasure fairly among the characters.
Water, Water ...
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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.
The Box Game
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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.