Practical ideas Maths Worksheets For Further Resources
Clapping games
Clapping games are a great way to improve counting skills.
Show me: using fingers
Finger waggling to show quick responses to early mental arithmetic questions.
On the bus
Try counting the number of children on a bus as they get on and get off with each stop.
Glove puppets for counting
Glove puppets are a great resource for helping with counting up and down.
Counting On a Tray
Playing Kim's Game is a great way to improve memory skills.
Hiding in the Sand
Use the sand pit for counting and tracing numbers!
'My purse' helps with early counting.
A good game to play with young children who are learning to count.
Coins in the tin
A different way to practise counting: keep your ears open and listen!!
I Spy with shapes
Play the well known game, but with shapes rather than letters.
Making patterns
Some ideas to help with making patterns and logical thinking.
Coins and weight
A pair of balance scales and plenty of coins to find which coin weighs the heaviest.
Paper plates
Paper plates are a great resource to help with mental arithmetic.
Plates, biscuits and sharing
Plates and biscuits are a great way to introduce sharing equally.
More dominoes
Great activity for reinforcing the idea that addition can be done in any order.
Money in the sand
Simple idea that helps with counting in tens and units.
6 cube visualisation
Describing position with cubes - harder than it looks!
Give directions
A fun activity to do on the floor, especially if you have some fast toy cars!
Hoops and loops
Hoops or loops of rope provide a great resource for Venn diagrams
Toy animals
Toy animals are a great resource to use in maths: here is just one idea.
Kim's Game
Kim's game is a fun game for young children to help develop memory skills.
