Today is National Numeracy Day so why not have a little fun with numbers at home?
Cut 10 small pieces of paper or card from an old box and write numbers 1 to 10 on them. Or try 1 to 20 if your child can recognise them.
Scatter the numbers on the floor or a table and give your child a straw. See if they can use the straw to suck up the numbers in order and line them up to make a 1 to 10 (or 20) number line or ask them to move specific numbers using the straw. If you’ve not got a straw you could try it with a clothes peg?
You could then play a game by asking them to close their eyes while you remove a number from a number line. Can they tell you which number is missing once they open their eyes?
