activity
Numbers and counting
Level 1
Two Bears
The animals say how many they want. Can you give them just enough?
On this page
- 1Your child asks the first animal how many snacks it wants.
- 2You are that animal: "Three!" - any number. They count that many across.
- 3They ask the next animal. You answer for that one too.
- 4Back to the first: "I have three, but I want five." How many more?
- 5Then one complains: "That one has more!" Can they make it fair?
- 6Add animals to share between three or four. Start again brings back two.
At home, without a screen
- 1Sit two teddies down with a pile of raisins between them.
- 2Your child asks a teddy how many it wants. You answer for it: "three!"
- 3Then: "I have three, but I want five." How many more do they add?
- 4A teddy complains the other one has more. Can they make it fair?
6 minutes
You need: teddy, raisins
Why it helps: Numbers and counting: making small amounts, adding to them, and sharing them out fairly.