Helping your child with numbers! Number rhymes Counting Playing games Numbers as quantities Numbers as labels Everyday numbers

Number rhymes Sing number rhymes together: ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive...’ 5 currant buns 10 green bottles Sing number rhymes together:

Counting Count different objects in different ways: - plates on the table - sandwiches for a picnic - pieces of a jigsaw - coins in your purse - the number of times you can bounce a ball

Playing games games with dice and counters eg: snakes and ladders Play games together: games with dice and counters eg: snakes and ladders dominoes playing cards magnetic/foam numbers

count them with your child: Numbers as quantities Point them out and count them with your child: 6/12 on a box of eggs 10 apples in the bag print 5 copies on the computer

Numbers as labels the number on the bus house numbers Notice them all around: the number on the bus house numbers television channels

Everyday numbers Notice numbers all around: on money, timetables, clocks, receipts, tickets, computers, cards, telephones Look for numbers in the environment: on signs, shops, traffic signs, car number plates

And finally! Try and take every opportunity to practise counting with your child. Use every day activities to reinforce mathematical skills like weighing or measuring. Make maths fun!