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Counting beads on pipe cleaners

July 25, 2015 by Kate 56 Comments

Using colourful pipe cleaners and beads you can set up a fun counting maths activity for kids. This is also really great for fine motor development and when it’s complete you can simply turn it into a busy bag that can be done at another time. Counting beads on pipe cleaners might seem simple enough, but it is […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, busy bag, Fine Motor, Numeracy Tagged With: colours, counting, fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, numbers, ordering, threading

Counting activity for kids using pompoms

Simple counting activity for children

May 21, 2015 by Kate 36 Comments

Here is a fun and simple counting activity for children. It’s very easy to set up at home or in the classroom, can be designed to suit individual needs and will help children build and consolidate their understanding of identifying numbers and how it’s represented using pompoms.  Numbers are everywhere and it isn’t until your 3.5 […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Fine Motor, Numeracy Tagged With: counting, fine motor, maths, numbers, numeracy

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