Mathematics

Illustration of a child stepping across a grid of pink and blue floor spots while a parent claps and music notes float by
ages 3–5

Pattern games for feet, hands and a ball

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Illustration of a child lying on the floor with arms stretched out to measure with string and shoes, beside a toy road map rug
ages 10–12

Measure it with your body, then map the room

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Illustration of three children holding hands to form a triangle on a rug under paper shapes on the wall
ages 3–5

Shape games that get everyone moving

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Illustration of a child hopping along a chalk row of squares showing one to six dots, with a beanbag lying nearby
ages 3–5

Number games for a hallway, a garden or a pavement

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Illustration of two children at a table with a large dice, a tower of blocks, an egg carton and small buckets for counting games
ages 3–5

Dice, bottles and egg cartons: number games for the table

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Illustration of a parent and two children around a table with a jar of shells, string loops round counters and a simple bar chart on the wall
ages 10–12

Guess first, then check: estimating games and a family vote

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Illustration of a child sitting on a rug sorting small objects into four baskets marked with a circle, square, triangle and star
ages 3–5

Same, different and why: four sorting games for the kitchen floor

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Illustration of a parent and child exploring a maths question with blocks and a notebook.
ages 3–5

You don’t need to be the maths genius: how parents can help without knowing every answer

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Illustration of a child and caregiver folding coloured paper strips into equal parts.
ages 3–5

The biggest half? Start fractions with the whole

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Illustration of a caregiver listening to a frustrated child beside an open maths book.
ages 3–5

“I hate maths”: listen for the problem behind the sentence

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Illustration of two children making an arch from large geometric blocks.
ages 3–5

Beyond “What shape is this?”: better conversations during building play

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Illustration of two children making a clapping pattern on a garden rug.
ages 3–5

Clap, tap, repeat: pattern play that needs no worksheet

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Overhead illustration of a caregiver and child measuring a toy road with matching blocks.
ages 3–5

How long is the toy road? Start measuring with what you have

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Illustration of a caregiver and child comparing an empty basket with a basket of balls.
ages 3–5

Zero has a job: helping children make sense of none

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Illustration of a young child arranging large blocks while a parent watches.
ages 3–5

Counting to twenty is lovely. Knowing how many is the next adventure

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Illustration of a child and grandparent comparing counters on a table.
ages 3–5

Fingers are tools: why you don’t need to hide them during maths

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Overhead illustration of a child noticing three large felt circles on a mat.
ages 3–5

Seeing three without counting: a playful guide to subitizing

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