Numbers

This week all the activities will be about numbers.

Monday

• For this number game you will need
  • some paper or card with numbers written on them.
  • you can choose to use all the numbers up to 10 or just a few of them
  • some clothes pegs

• Ask a grown up to say one of the numbers
• Can you attach the right number of pegs to the card?

Tuesday

• This activity is about 'number order' and 'missing numbers'.
• You will need some numbers written on paper or card.
• Ask a grown up to give you a selection of cards - it does not need to be all the numbers from 1 to 10.
• Spread the cards on the floor.
• Can you put the cards in the correct order from the smallest to the biggest?

• Can you repeat the activity with different numbers?
• How fast can you do it?

• Ask a grown up to put a selection of the numbers in a line but this time miss one of the numbers out.
• Can you read the numbers together?
• Can you work out which number is missing and then find it to finish off the line?

Wednesday 

• This game is about counting up to 10 objects .
• You will need to look around your house or garden and get up to 10 objects of your choice.

• Put the objects on the floor or the grass.
• Ask a grown up to say a number between 1 and 10.
• Can you count the right number of objects and put them together in a line or a pile?
• Ask a grown up to check the number you collected.
• Did you get it right?
• Repeat the game with another number and see how fast you can do it.

Thursday

• This game involves recognising numbers and counting bricks.
• You will need some Lego, Duplo or wooden bricks and some number cards.
• If you work with a grown up can you
  • select different number cards and build towers to match the numbers?
  • put the towers in order from the smallest to the largest?

• You could use all the numbers from 1 to 10 or some of them.