Acorn Ordering and Sorting
The oak trees near us are full of acorns this year – an interesting fact is that this is called…
Apple Place Value Booklet
One of the key concepts that children need to understand to progress in maths is the value assigned to numbers…
Apple Number Bonds to 10
One of the key number concepts that children need to grasp early on is number bonds. Number bonds make addition…
Nuts and Bolts Number Sentences
We have found a fun way to incorporate fine motor skills and maths. Our Simple Addition With Nuts and Bolts is…
Garden Flower Ten Frame
The garden provides lots of opportunities for learning and crafting – from creating seed bombs to measuring weather as well…
Penguin Place Value Number Game
Place value is a key concept within the mathematics curriculum and follows children throughout their mathematical journey. It is important…
Wood Slice Number Game
DIY maths manipulatives are one of my favourites. We’ve used sticks before to order and sort but for this week’s…
Maths Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Making sure that children have a good sounding in maths is essential. Without the basics they will struggle later on…
Broken Hearts Number Bonds
With Valentines Day around the corner we have chosen the perfect theme and book for this week’s Virtual Book Club…
Penguin Ice Flow Counting Game
One of my favorite Polar Animals are Penguins – there is just something about these cute little non-flying birds that…
Penguin Number Names Activity
This year we are starting a series on Maths and Language for early elementary (first and second grade in the USA…
Rainbow Number Bonds
Maths seems to be getting the better of my eldest at the moment, he’s got so many different methods and…
Cat in the Hat Number Lines and Sequence Hats
It wasn’t until around 8 year ago that I had any idea of who Dr Seuss was, it wasn’t an…
Mitten Number Bonds Math Game
With the icy weather this last week in the UK the theme for our early years learning this week is…
Acorn Arrays – for Building Number Facts
Recently my eldest has come home with some maths homework and one of the problems on the sets has been…
Grasshopper Addition and Subtraction Number Lines
As we head into year 2 (2nd grade) the maths that J is doing at school is starting to get…
Pancake Toss – Shape game
One of my favourite days in February (after Valentine’s day of course) is Pancake Day – ok “Shrove Tuesday” but…
Mouse Count – number lines and number order
It’s time for this month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids post, and this month’s author is Ellen Stoll Walsh. Of…
Science and Maths for 3 – 8 year olds. Fizz Pop Bang Ebook
Hands on Science and Maths activities are the best way to enthuse children about these subjects and help them learn,…
Hands-on Classification and Sorting Activity with Dinosaurs for Kids
Dinosaurs are always a favourite with kids and mine are no exception – in fact what I’ve learnt in the…
Preparing for School – Number Run
Over the last few weeks we have been helping you prepare your child for school come the autumn through play…
Number Prints
Over the summer we are getting J ready to start full time school in the Autumn through playful activities and…
Number Hunt
Some very simple number fun in the garden again – we love these foam numbers that we brought from Tesco’s…