A unique blend of age-appropriate tracing and writing activities are combined with puzzles to make learning fun while helping preschoolers build number recognition and develop lifelong learning confidence. Identifying numbers and counting are important steps toward math readiness, and Highlights(TM) infuses Fun with a Purpose(R) into this essential learning activity. With vibrant art and engaging prompts, Numbers exposes preschoolers to numbers through counting, tracing, and comparing practice and the fun of puzzles and other activities, including That's Silly!(TM) and Hidden Pictures(R) puzzles.

Tumbling tigers, happy hippos, rumbling rhinos and more! These lively animals and other creatures will help youngsters to count from one to twelve with the clever cockatoos. A delightful companion to Stephanie Bauer's "Alligator Alphabet", "Counting Cockatoos" also includes a colorful counting frieze. This work: teaches numbers up to twelve; introduces different animals; encourages reader interaction - two cockatoos hidden on every page; features Stephanie Bauer's child-friendly art; and is a companion to "Alligator Alphabet".

Key Skills for key stages. Supports curriculum.

Young children can learn all about addition with this entertaining activity book. Join a host of friendly monster characters and complete a range of fun, maths based activities. A great way for children to practice adding numbers up to 10 whilst improving their pen control, number recognition and counting skills.

Times Tables Tests provides regular and structured times tables practice, helping children to strengthen their understanding of essential multiplication and division facts, before progressing to apply these facts to solve problems based on real-life situations. To further boost confidence and rapid recall skills, children are encouraged to work against the clock, which will also help them to prepare for timed examinations. The Times Tables Tests Teacher's Guide contains answers to all tests in Times Tables Tests 1 (ISBN 9780721711348) and Times Tables Tests 2 (ISBN 9780721711362), as well as an overview of the series and guidance on teaching and reinforcing tables facts. Additional resources include a 'Group record' sheet for recording 'Progress test' scores, a glossary of the mathematical terminology used in the series and a selection of photocopy masters, including a 'Multiplication square' and 'Multiplication facts cards'.

Assisted by his knight, Sir Cumference, and using ideas offered by his wife and son, King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table.

Guaranteed to enrich a toddler's vocabulary, this simple and fun series of bilingual board books is ideal for helping children discover a foreign language. Highlighting the two basic concepts of colors and numbers, this collection combines photographs and colorful illustrations. All images include the words in both English and the second language in clear, bold text. Suitable for toddlers on their own or in groups, these books are a child's perfect introduction to exploring new languages.

This Progress with Oxford Times Tables Age 6-7 workbook will help your child to progress with these core maths skills while having fun so they will become confident with times tables. Each Progress with Oxford book is focused on the skills your child will need to master at each stage of the school curriculum. The books are precisely matched to your child's age to make sure they are aligned with school expectations for their year, helping children to fully achieve their potential. The series has been created to help every child develop essential skills at home, with minimal help and support. Picture clues are used to show very young children how to complete activities, whilst reminder boxes, tips and advice support older children to become self-sufficient learners. A lively character accompanies your child through all the colourful and engaging activities, and fun stickers are included to reward their work. A handy progress chart at the end of each book captures their achievements, so you both know what to do next. Find further support on the Oxford Owl at Home website, which provides specific advice on helping your child with times tables, and fun activities to extend their skills.

Count along with the Ten Little Elves in this action-packed, Christmas counting rhyme adventure! In a sturdy board book with a super-sparkly cover. The Ten Little Elves are on a mission to rescue Christmas ... But what will the Ten Little Elves do when they meet a growling polar bear? And a yowling yeti? And a SCARY Ice Queen? Part traditional counting rhyme, part fun-filled story, Ten Little Elves is perfect for sharing together. Read the bouncy rhyming story. Count from ten to one and back again, as the Little Elves disappear then reappear. Spot and count the details on each page. And join in with all the great sound-words! The Ten Little series has sold over a million copies worldwide, and Ten Little Bookworms is a 2019 World Book Day pick.

Knowing the times tables is vital to success in maths. Times Tables Practice gives children extensive practice in all the times tables relevant to their age group, providing enjoyable activities with attractive illustrations that will hold their attention throughout. All the activities have been devised to support the National Curriculum. Times Tables Practice 2 focuses on the x6, x7, x8, x9, x11 and x12 times tables. The activities are structured in sections that look separately at different tables. Each section encourages children to: practise counting; build the multiplication table; memorise and manipulate number facts; improve their rapid recall skills; derive related division facts. Many exercises in the book include notes highlighting useful rules that will help children to remember their tables. Children are also prompted to use known facts learned earlier in the book to help them tackle more challenging multiplication and division questions. Once they have mastered each table, problem-solving pages incorporating everyday themes, including money, encourage them to apply their new-found skills to real-life situations. Timed activities are included to build children's confidence and prepare them for classroom tests. The book ends with number problems, 'What I know' and multiplication table pages designed to reinforce children's knowledge of all the times tables.

Bond Skills Mental Maths for Key Stage 1 focuses on developing confidence and rapid recall of first times tables, including 2x, 5x and 10x tables, meeting the increased expectations of times tables knowledge in the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1. This book concentrates on building the core base of times tables knowledge through a variety of approaches, ensuring these foundation tables are fully understood and can be rapidly recalled. Bond has 50+ years of experience in helping children to develop the skills they'll need to succeed. Ideal preparation for SATs in Year 6 and the Multiplication Tables Check in Year 4.

Where have the Smeds and Smoos gone? Can you find them? Lift the colourful felt flaps in this fun chunky board book, perfect for small hands, until you find the Smeds and Smoos! This board book will keep your toddler entertained while also helping to increase hand-eye co-ordination, develop speech and aid learning through repetition. Based on the bestselling book The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the creators of The Gruffalo - Julia's Zog, and it's sequel Zog and the Flying Doctors, have also been made into animated films which first screened on BBC1 on Christmas Day Superworm will debut on BBC1 December 2021

"Fresh, whimsical illustrations fairly fl oat off the pages. Rhyming text invites readers. . . . A fun choice for reinforcing the concept of fractions." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Miss Bloom runs the Strawberry Inn, and she loves visitors. All through the day she welcomes a cast of hilarious characters until all the rooms are taken. It's a full house! But in the middle of the night, Miss Bloom senses that something is amiss -- and sure enough, the guests are all downstairs eating dessert. Readers will be inspired to do the math and discover that one delicious cake divided by five hungry guests and one doting hostess equals a perfect midnight snack at the Strawberry Inn. Piece of cake!

Count the sheep--and the laughs--in this hilarious follow-up to picture book The Night Baafore Christmas. With sheep misbehaving all over the house, will Bo get to sleep before the Easter Bunny comes? In this humorous tale of an Easter Eve gone wrong, Bo just wants to fall asleep so Easter Day--and the Easter Bunny--will come faster. But when he tries counting sheep, the sheep get bored and scatter, and chaos ensues: "Sheep 5 juggles eggs, tossing ten in the air. He misses. They crash and get crushed in Bo's hair." Children can count along with Bo as he finds the 10 mischievous sheep misbehaving throughout the house. With a house full of sheep and a mess to clean, will Bo get to sleep before the Easter Bunny comes? Find out in this hilarious story of a night before Easter gone wrong. With exuberant verse and comical illustrations, this book will have children begging for repeat readings.

This title features 60 gold star stickers - plus 30 illustrated stickers for added fun and value. You can get a head start on classroom skills. It includes over 30 activities that make learning fun and easy - count ducks in a pond, draw a circle around the bowls that contain one fish, and follow a counting rhyme. It comes with reusable stickers to put on every page. It includes progress tests and charts to track improvement and build ability. Teachers may photocopy pages for school use. This wonderfully illustrated workbook is designed to teach essential skills, with fun problems and projects. While counting how many bananas each monkey has, identifying pairs, and adding missing spots to puppies, children won't realize just how much they are learning!

This Progress with Oxford Numbers and Counting up to 20 Age 4-5 workbook will help your child to progress with numbers and counting skills while having fun so they will quickly learn to count and write numbers up to 20, to count on from a number, to count sequences and read number names. The Progress with Oxford series has been created to help every child develop essential skills at home, with minimal help and support. Picture clues are used to show very young children how to complete activities, whilst reminder boxes, tips and advice support older children to become self-sufficient learners. A lively character accompanies your child through all the colourful and engaging activities, and fun stickers are included to reward their work. A handy progress chart at the end of each book captures their achievements, so you both know what to do next. Find further support on the Oxford Owl at Home website, which provides specific advice on helping your child with number skills, and fun activities to extend their skills.

Our new are you ready for kindergarten workbooks are designed to introduce your child to important concepts that he or she will encounter in kindergarten, such as numerical order, counting, shapes, the alphabet and phonics. This book will help your child become familiar with the numbers 1-30 and shapes in preparation for kindergarten. With step by step excercises and fun activities, your child will have fun while getting a head start on his or her first official year of school.