Making Maths Magical through Play


What you'll need


465301 Early Mastery Number Trays 1-9 465302 Early Mastery Number Trays 10-20 305055 Pine Cones 333971 Skeleton Leaves 898342 Assorted Acrylic Jewels 301722 Natural Wood Chips 301727 Glitter Woodchips 804308 Dried Flowers 800162 River Pebbles 800015 YPO Tweezers 320463 Sea-Shells 303871 Jumbo Threading Buttons 309864 Wooden Bead Mix 300772 Coloured Rice 803022 YPO Play Sand


Make it sparkly and twinkly, make it squidgy and smelly, make it natural and textured. Let children use real things and lots of them. Let them hold them, move them, squish them, smell them, describe them and yes, count them. Doing the same thing in lots of different ways, using all of the senses, will build a strong sense of number: the awesome one, the tantalising two, the thunderous three, the fabulous four!


These activities all use the Early Mastery Number Trays but you can do most of them with paper plates, baskets, trays, or bowls.


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