youcubed: Sidewalk Line Dance (K-8)
youcubed (Stanford University)

This is a fun sidewalk chalk activity that gets everyone moving and having interesting conversations about numbers!

youcubed: Neighborhood Numbers (K-5)
youcubed (Stanford University)

As you are walking with your child in your neighborhood you can have a mathematical conversation about the numbers on the houses and apartments around you.

youcubed: Pick up leaves (K-3)
youcubed (Stanford University)

You can take a stroll through your neighborhood or a park (maintaining social distance!) and pick up leaves along the way, then sort and count them while you’re out or back at home.

NRICH: Snail One Hundred
NRICH (University of Cambridge)

This is a game in which your counters move in a spiral round the snail’s shell. It is about understanding tens and units.

NRICH: Golden Beans
NRICH (University of Cambridge)

This task provides children with an opportunity to count ‘golden beans’ and find a number card to represent how many they have.

NRICH: Estimation Station
NRICH (University of Cambridge)

his activity involves filling a jar with small objects to encourage estimation and counting skills.

NRICH: Tidying
NRICH (University of Cambridge)

When tidying away toys in this activity, children will use their counting skills to check that all the toys are in the box.

NRICH: Number Rhymes
NRICH (University of Cambridge)

In this activity, the rhyme ‘Ten Green Bottles’ is used to encourage children to count backwards to work out how many bottles are left.

Museum of Ancient Inventions: Abacus
Smith College

An abacus is an ancient tool used for counting, consisting of a framed set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.

Holiday House: Numbers Everywhere!
Holiday House

Fun rhymes and pictures help preschoolers learn numbers.