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Activities for Mathematics

Acorn Ordering and Sorting

Acorn Ordering and Sorting

The oak trees near us are full of acorns this year – an interesting fact is that this is called…

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Apple Place Value Booklet

Apple Place Value Booklet

One of the key concepts that children need to understand to progress in maths is the value assigned to numbers…

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Apple Number Bonds to 10

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…

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Nuts and Bolts Number Sentences

Nuts and Bolts Number Sentences

We have found a fun way toĀ incorporate fine motor skills and maths. Our Simple Addition With Nuts and Bolts is…

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Garden Flower Ten Frame

Garden Flower Ten Frame

The garden provides lots of opportunities for learning and crafting – from creating seed bombs to measuring weather as well…

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Penguin Place Value Number Game

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…

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Wood Slice Number Game

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…

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Maths Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers

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…

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Broken Hearts Number Bonds

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…

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Penguin Ice Flow Counting Game

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…

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Penguin Number Names Activity

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…

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Rainbow Number Bonds

Rainbow Number Bonds

Maths seems to be getting the better of my eldest at the moment, he’s got so many different methods and…

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Cat in the Hat Number Lines and Sequence Hats

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…

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Mitten Number Bonds Math Game

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…

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Acorn Arrays – for Building Number Facts

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…

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Grasshopper Addition and Subtraction Number Lines

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…

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Pancake Toss – Shape game

Pancake Toss – Shape game

One of my favourite days in February (after Valentine’s day of course) is Pancake Day – ok “Shrove Tuesday” but…

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Mouse Count – number lines and number order

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…

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Science and Maths for 3 – 8 year olds. Fizz Pop Bang Ebook

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,…

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Hands-on Classification and Sorting Activity with Dinosaurs for Kids

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…

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Preparing for School – Number Run

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…

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Number Prints

Number Prints

Over the summer we are getting J ready to start full time school in the Autumn through playful activities and…

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Number Hunt

Some very simple number fun in the garden again – we love these foam numbers that we brought from Tesco’s…

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