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Numbers and Shapes

Numbers, Shapes and Puzzles

Early maths is not worksheets. It is counting the stairs, sorting the washing, spotting circles on a walk and finishing a puzzle together. This course gives you activities for counting with meaning, comparing, sorting, patterns, shapes, measuring and puzzles, plus the everyday maths words that make the biggest difference.

  • 8 lessons
  • 8 activity tables
  • Ages 2 to 6
$47USD, one-time payment
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Child playing with foam shapes and an abacus on a table

What you will learn to do

  • Turn everyday routines into counting and comparing games
  • Run sorting, pattern and shape activities by age
  • Choose puzzles and simple board games that fit your child
  • Use maths words naturally every day

Who this course is for

  • Parents who want to prepare a child for school without pressure
  • Children who love puzzles, counting or sorting
  • Parents who feel unsure about maths themselves
Curriculum

The 8 lessons

In a deliberate order. Each lesson explains why the play matters, gives you activities ready to run, and ends with a small assignment for the week.

  1. 01

    Welcome: early maths as everyday play

    You will know what this course covers, how to use the eight lessons, and the safety rules that apply to every activity.

    10 min read · includes an activity table

  2. 02

    Counting with meaning, one thing at a time

    You will understand the difference between saying number words and counting with meaning, and you will have five counting games to play this week.

    12 min read · includes an activity table

  3. 03

    More, fewer and the same: comparing and maths words

    You will be able to play comparing games and use everyday maths words like more, fewer, bigger, under, between and half without turning them into a lesson.

    12 min read · includes an activity table

  4. 04

    Sorting and matching by color, size and shape

    You will be able to set up sorting and matching games for different ages and talk with your child about how and why things belong together.

    12 min read · includes an activity table

  5. 05

    Patterns with beads, blocks, claps and stamps

    You will be able to play pattern games with sounds, movement and objects, and adapt them from toddlers to six-year-olds.

    12 min read · includes an activity table

  6. 06

    Shapes at home and outside, and puzzles by age

    You will be able to play shape-spotting games indoors and out, and choose and support puzzles that suit your child's age.

    14 min read · includes an activity table

  7. 07

    Measuring and pouring in the kitchen and the bath

    You will be able to turn cooking, baking and bath time into measuring games about full, empty, heavy, light, longer and shorter.

    13 min read · includes an activity table

  8. 08

    Board games, dice and your 4-week maths play plan

    You will be able to play simple dice games with older children, follow a written four-week plan that brings the whole course together, and know when to raise a worry with a pediatrician or health visitor.

    15 min read · includes an activity table

What is included

  • 8 complete written lessons
  • 8 activity plans and checklists in clear tables
  • Easier and harder versions of every activity, by age
  • Safety notes for every lesson
  • An assignment at the end of every lesson
  • Printable, or save any lesson as PDF
  • Lifetime access, including future updates

How you receive it

Right after payment you see your access button, and the same personal link is emailed to you. Open it on any device to read every lesson. There is no account and no password to remember.

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Play education, not therapy. This course gives you activities and explains why they matter. It does not assess your child or replace a pediatrician, therapist or teacher. Always supervise play, keep small objects away from children under 3 and use materials suitable for their age. Read the safety notice.

Best value

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