Monday 26 April 2021

Introduction to Addition ➕ a DIY maths busy box.


A few months ago, something came up that made me show the Mini simple addition using my fingers. He was so mesmerized by 'plus' that he requested for a 'plus activity!'.


As much as I was delighted that he understood how I set up activities based on his interests πŸ˜€, I didn't want to, as he is yet to learn the concept of addition at school. I usually prefer going in pace with his teachers.


But next day, as soon as he came back from school, he asked if I had set up the 'plus activity'! 😁 Well then, follow the child they say! So, I set this maths busy box for him. I wanted to keep it as simple and straight forward as possible.

Dominos Choo-choo Train Addition πŸš‚


Going with Mini's craze for vehilce related play, I based this one around Choo Choo Trains.

➕ In a sheet of paper, I drew little trains with cabins exactly the size of domino blocks.
➕ Wrote numbers on the cabins.
➕ Placed the domino blocks beside the trains.
➕ He had to pick a block, add the dots, find the total and place it on the correct cabin.



 The little Thomas train was like meant to carry domino blocks!! So perfect 😁



Numbers Pizza Puzzle



Numbers and Value Pizza Puzzle πŸ”’πŸ•

I made a simple puzzle with craft paper, to help the little guy understand and correlate numbers with their values.




ABC Pizza Puzzle




Mini loved the Numbers Pizza Puzzle which I had made for him earlier (a few posts back) that he asked for a letters puzzle next... So here it is! πŸ˜€

Rummaged through my stickers collection and managed to put together a few letters.



Roll - Add - Hunt - Stamp ❤️



A fun hearty math activity for Valentine's week.

πŸ’— Drew a big heart on a sheet of paper and wrote numbers (2-12) randomly. I placed a few felt hearts to be used as counters.
πŸ’— I asked the little guy to roll the pair of dice, add the dots, find the number on the sheet, dip the stamper in red paint and stamp the number with a ❤️



Learning Directions with Toy Cars


Car ParkingπŸ…Ώ️: Left, Right or Center?

A simple activity to reinforce the little guy's understanding of the basic directions - left, right and center.