For parents

Number representations and addition

by Bhavini Pandya April 28, 2020

This fun activity teaches children about number bonds and gets them using their fine motor skills to demonstrate how to make a number with objects found around the home.

  • Maths and fine motor skills (KS1)
  • Free and easy to create
  • Use any objects found in the home

What to do:

  • Simply gather a range of objects in any container
  • Choose a number card or write your own
  • Using the tweezers, count out the correct number of objects and place them into another container.
  • How many different ways can you make the number?