The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Shape and Pattern features activities and games filled with rich contexts for learning and discussion, as well as fun opportunities for consolidation and problem-solving. Alison Hutchison draws on her wealth of experience to present ideas in line with the Early Learning Goals for investigating shape and pattern in the world around us. She focuses on helping young children to make connections and develop language, knowledge and understanding of shape and pattern. Whether children build with fabric blocks to create patterns or explore symmetry while playing with natural materials, the easy-to-prepare activities in this book facilitate engaging learning opportunities for children's ideas and interests to be explored.

A generous but increasingly put-upon bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland friends without saving any for herself in this delightful debut picture book about counting, sharing, and being a good friend. LouAnn (a bear) is making a doughnut feast in preparation for her long winter's nap. But just before she takes the first bite, DING DONG! Her friend Woodrow (a woodchuck) drops by. LouAnn is happy to share her doughnuts, but as soon as she and Woodrow sit down to eat, DING DING! Clyde (a raccoon) is at the door. One by one, LouAnn's friends come over--Topsy (an opossum) and then Moufette (a skunk) and then Chip and Chomp (chipmunks)--until it's one big party. Louann welcomes her surprise guests and makes batch after batch of doughnuts, always dividing them equally among her friends. But she makes one BIG miscalculation. Soon LouAnn's kitchen is bare, winter is near, and she's had nothing to eat at all!

These entertaining games for 2-5 players will help children to learn their first times tables. The attractive box contains 4 bingo boards, 36 cards and a book; they can read the book to find out about the numbers in the two, five and ten times tables, then play two different games using the boards and cards. Game instructions are at the back of the book.

Beautiful, large-format board book with flaps to lift and numbers to learn on every page A beautiful, large-format gift board book with BIG flaps to lift and words to learn on every page. All toddlers and preschoolers will adore learning their numbers as they search for objects, animals and people behind the shaped flaps, name what they can see and begin to learn the numbers' names and sounds of counting. With a vibrant, sophisticated and distinctive design and beautiful illustrations from stationery and homeware designer Edward Underwood, this gift title is the perfect first numbers book for little ones. A brilliant tool for building vocabulary, exploring numbers and sounds, stimulating speech and securing the foundations of reading, this delightful book is really just full of flaps and FUN!

The maths book every parent needs to make learning this subject fun and engaging. Unlock your child's academic achievement with this unique and colourful approach to understanding times tables. An education book for kids in a series created by Carol Vorderman, the UK's number 1 bestselling education author. If your kids are struggling with their times tables, this book is for you. A comprehensive and accessible guide and workbook that provides a range of learning techniques complemented by practice exercises throughout. From times tables basics to challenging number sequences, the methods, tricks and tips shown ensure that no child (or parent) is left feeling bewildered. Fun graphics help to engage your child and allow them to visualise the maths problem in front of them. It even offers super handy parents' notes on the practice tests to make sure that you can answer any tricky questions with confidence and give essential times tables guidance. Help Your Kids with Times Tables is the perfect guide for frustrated children and confused adults. Build Confidence, Reduce Stress And Solve Times Tables! So, you want to help your kids understand what they're being taught. Often, a trip down this memory lane can be a real challenge for adults (especially since the curriculum has likely changed a whole lot since you were in school!). An invaluable guide to help your kids learn maths, this book will become your best friend! Straightforward, with easy to follow tips, hints, and advice from Carol Vorderman, helping your children understand and remember their times tables forever. The practice pages and questions have been compiled and tested by a team of experts and allow parents and kids to work together to solve even the trickiest times tables! Guaranteed to build confidence, reduce stress, and make even the most difficult aspects of this subject simple, clear and accessible. This easy times tables book is ideal for Key Stage 1 and 2 children (ages 5-11) and includes: -Easy times tables -Tricky times tables -Times tables time challenges -Times tables practice Help Your Kids with Times Tables is one of many in this educational series of Help Your Kids With academic books that enable parents to help their children with schoolwork. Other options in this range include Help Your Kids with Maths, Help Your Kids with Computer Science, Help Your Kids with Study Skills, and more.

From the creators of the wildly popular book Ten Little Night Stars, comes Ten Little Fireflies, a board book that introduces little ones to numbers as they count down to bedtime. Ten Little Fireflies: Is perfect for little ones ages 0-4 Is an early learning concept book of numbers one to ten Has soothing rhymes making this the perfect bedtime read Easily wipes clean of little fingerprints and smudges This sweet counting book written by Deb Gruelle, the great grandniece of the creator of Raggedy Ann, features: Popular woodland animals like hedgehogs and owls Is perfect for baby gifts, birthday gifts, and holiday gift giving Fits into little hands

A fun and interactive introduction to the marvellous world of mathematics, perfect for children starting school. Little Explorers: Maths is a lively introduction to the marvellous world of mathematics, where children can lift the flaps to learn how maths is important to the world around them - from dividing up a pizza, to making aeroplanes fly! Covering basic counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, probability and more, young readers will be amazed as they discover just how fun (and simple!) these first steps into maths can be. From counting systems around the world to hunting for pirate treasure with sums and codes, and much more, they're sure to have an adventure with this novelty exploration of numbers. This book features over 30 sturdy flaps to lift, along with charming, child-friendly artwork. Each spread supports the curriculum, introducing ideas and vocabulary in a simple, accessible way. Little Explorers is the perfect series for little learners as they start out at school.

Enter a fascinating, ornately drawn cityscape and help a boy find his dragon while counting objects from hot dogs to traffic lights.
In the heart of the city, among the taxis and towers, a small boy travels uptown and down, searching for his friend. Readers will certainly spot the glorious beast, plus an array of big-city icons they can count. Is the dragon taking the crosstown bus, or breathing his fiery breath below a busy street? Maybe he took a taxi to the zoo or is playing with the dogs in the park. Steve Light's masterful pen-and-ink illustrations, decorated with meticulous splashes of color, elevate this counting book (numbers 1-20) to new heights. Maybe the dragon is up there, too

Children can have fun learning up to their 12 times table with this colourful book and jigsaw set. Bright illustrations of planets, pirates and more provide an ideal way to count and visualise the calculations and build confidence in multiplication skills.

With over 50 reusable stickers. this title features exciting sticker activities that make learning about numbers an enjoyable experience. You can find the missing kittens to make 20, count three groups of pretty butterflies to make 30, put flags in the right order on a row of sandcastles, and much more. Pictures interact with simple text to help develop skills. You can play a game of snakes and ladders with your friends and learn to count at the same time! Reusable stickers mean that readers can repeat the play-and-learn experience time and time again. It is full of action photographs of children, animals and toys for youngsters to identify with. It is a themed word-and-picture book that makes early learning fun. Give your child an excellent start in mathematics with this stimulating sticker book. It is fun to look at and to use, and encourages children to recognize, sort and group numbers. Youngsters will take in the information as they locate stickers, answer simple questions and look at the kids, creatures and toys in the pictures.Readers are challenged to find the missing musical instruments to make 40, and to see how many things Lisa has put into each room of her house to make 50. What's more, the stickers are reusable, offering endless entertainment.

One bowhead whale! Two polar bears! Three orcas! Join Kuluk and Asa as they count all the animals they see! This introduction to counting and to Arctic animals helps young children develop their counting skills through short rhymes. It also introduces interesting collective nouns, like a blessing of narwhals and a bob of seals.

Here is the book that started the Bugs phenomenon Inside each bright box are bugs to count from one to ten. Bugs fans will laugh and learn as they lift open the boxes and find colorful, comical bugs that pop out, run, eat -- and even swim "How Many Bugs in a Box?" will keep children counting over and over again.