Mathematics

Mathematics at this age is about noticing: more and less, full and empty, same and different, one more. Toddlers meet it through sorting socks into pairs, pouring until the cup overflows, stacking until the tower falls and counting the steps to the door. The activities here were tagged for Mathematics because they are built around those ideas, even though none of them look anything like a maths lesson. You do not have to count out loud, though it helps, and you do not need to correct a wrong guess either. Just do the activity, name what you see, and the maths comes along with it on its own.

34 activities

Box Fort Crawl-Through illustration Box Fort Crawl-Through from 12 months · 10-15 min Chair Crawl Under illustration Chair Crawl Under from 12 months · 5 min Textured Fabric Basket illustration Textured Fabric Basket from 12 months · 5-10 min Cup Nesting illustration Cup Nesting from 16 months · 5-10 min Egg Carton Pom Sort illustration Egg Carton Pom Sort from 18 months · 10-15 min Muffin Tin Sort illustration Muffin Tin Sort from 18 months · 5-10 min Playdough Squeeze Cutter illustration Playdough Squeeze Cutter from 18 months · 10-15 min Recycling Sort Bin illustration Recycling Sort Bin from 18 months · 10-15 min Sticky Note Peel illustration Sticky Note Peel from 18 months · 5-10 min Lid Match Stack illustration Lid Match Stack from 20 months · 5-10 min Set the Napkins illustration Set the Napkins from 20 months · 5-10 min Sock Pairing Basket illustration Sock Pairing Basket from 20 months · 5-10 min Laundry Sorting Pile illustration Laundry Sorting Pile from 22 months · 5-10 min Balloon Keep It Up illustration Balloon Keep It Up from 24 months · 10-15 min Button Box Sort illustration Button Box Sort from 24 months · 10-15 min Counting Step Walk illustration Counting Step Walk from 24 months · 5-10 min Quiet Bubble Watch illustration Quiet Bubble Watch from 24 months · 5-10 min Set Two Places illustration Set Two Places from 24 months · 5-10 min Shape Poster illustration Shape Poster from 24 months · 5-10 min Sock Sorting By Feel illustration Sock Sorting By Feel from 24 months · 5-10 min Sponge Squeeze Splash illustration Sponge Squeeze Splash from 24 months · 10-15 min Tower Of Ten illustration Tower Of Ten from 24 months · 10-15 min Water The Plants illustration Water The Plants from 24 months · 5-10 min Big Bead Threading illustration Big Bead Threading from 26 months · 10-15 min Ice Cube Melt Race illustration Ice Cube Melt Race from 26 months · 10-15 min Kick To The Box illustration Kick To The Box from 26 months · 10-15 min Match The Socks illustration Match The Socks from 26 months · 5-10 min Matching Picture Cards illustration Matching Picture Cards from 26 months · 10-15 min Muffin Tray Sort illustration Muffin Tray Sort from 26 months · 10-15 min Puddle Jump Path illustration Puddle Jump Path from 26 months · 10-15 min Rice Scoop And Pour illustration Rice Scoop And Pour from 26 months · 10-15 min Shopkeeper Pretend Sell illustration Shopkeeper Pretend Sell from 26 months · 10-15 min Sort The Laundry illustration Sort The Laundry from 26 months · 5-10 min Three Piece Puzzle illustration Three Piece Puzzle from 26 months · 5-10 min

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