You don’t need to be an expert to support your child with math or help them develop a good sense of number! Here are three simple, but effective learning ideas that you can try with your child using everyday items at home.
Much of your child’s learning will come from exploring and talking about math in the world around them and there are simple things you can do at home to support their development.

1. Count objects around the house

When counting, encourage your child to point to each object, putting them in a row. For more than 10 objects, group into tens to see that, for example, 32 is 3 tens and 2 ones. Practice counting in twos, fives or tens using, for example, pairs of socks, fingers on hands or 10p coins.

2. Play dice games

Gather some objects – blocks, buttons, even biscuits! Roll two dice and find the total, using the objects to add practically. Or start with, say, 12 objects, roll a dice and subtract the number shown on the dice to find how many objects are left. The player with more objects wins.

3. Use toys

Explore fractions using some of your child’s favorite toys, for example teddies or cars. Ask your child to halve their toys by splitting them into two equal groups. So, for ten cars, make two groups of five. Similarly, practice finding one quarter by splitting toys into four equal groups.