Easter Learning with Plastic Easter Eggs
If you have some plastic Easter eggs laying around then they are perfect for including in some fun hands-on learning…
Addition and Subtraction Activities for Kids
DIY Pirate Maths Sorting Game for Preschoolers
My kids were always fascinated by pirates. They loved reading about them, playing with various imaginative play toys we had…
Count and Pick Spring Themed Carrot Patch
Without a doubt doing something is the best way for toddlers and preschoolers to learn, and doing it in a…
Frogs Maths Game for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Counting to 10 and learning to count out objects are very different skills – counting to 10 is a language…
FREE Printable Apple Tree Addition Mat for Playdough
Did you see our free printable apple counting mats? Well, one of our readers asked if we had something that…
Feed the Lion Number Game
Kids love posting things, as a parent, I can prove this by shaking our old DVD player as a teacher…
DIY Egg and Chick Math Game for Toddlers and Preschoolers
I firmly believe that one of the best ways to learn especially for children is through hands-on activities. Most children…
DIY Math Fact Family Triangles
My daughter came home from school excited about something she had learned in maths recently that division and multiplication are…
Pancake Number Stacks
As your child transitions from counting by route to counting out and number recognition it’s important to get hands-on with…
Snowman Button Counting
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs is a beloved wordless storybook for kids. The illustrations are wondrous and capture the magic…
Rudolph Clothespin and Clip Cards
We are finishing off the first of our Storybook Advent books with this Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Clothespin Craft plus…
Freight Train Counting Game
A popular theme amongst toddlers and preschoolers is always transportation and particular trains. There is something really magical about trains…
Post-it Note Partitioning – Addition and Subtraction
In Maths you child will progress from learning to count on and back to quickly forming number sentences with single…
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…
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…
Count and Climb with Jack and the Beanstalk
Combining classic stories and activities is a great way to develop literacy and other skills at the same time. In…
Thumbprint Addition Activity
Last week I talked about after-schooling and ways in which we can help support our children’s teachers at home. Simple…
Counting On and Back with Trains
Unlike a lot of children, my kids don’t get that excited by trains probably because our back garden backs onto…
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…
Muffin Printable Math Game based on If you Give a Moose a Muffin
Last year as part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids we explored the book If you give a mouse…
If you give a mouse a cookie math game
The Virtual Book Club for Kids author this month is Laura Numeroff and we have chosen the book If You…