At the moment, we are revising some of our maths skills that we have learned either in Primary 1 or in nursery. Here is an easy activity that you can do with your child at home, too.
Start by picking a number. Primary 1s can try numbers within 10 depending on their knowledge. You could also roll a die to decide on the number. Primary 2s should work with numbers to 20.
Now find the number that is 1 less than (or the number before) the one that your child has picked. Use pasta shapes, buttons, counters etc to count out that number. After that, do the same with the number 1 more than (or the number after).
This activity develops lots of skills including fine motor skills (you could use a pair of tongs to pick up the shapes but using fingers will be effective, too), counting and sequencing numbers.
