1
Show emotion face cards. Children match the emotion to a scenario card.
15 min
2
Use two-color counters to explore how numbers can be split. For example, show that 5 = 3 + 2 and 5 = 4 + 1. Record each combination on a number bond diagram.
15-25 min
3
Provide objects of different sizes. Children arrange them from smallest to biggest.
15 min
4
Give two groups of objects. Children decide which group has more and which has less.
15 min
5
Read a word aloud and ask the child to think of a rhyming word. Use picture cards to make it more concrete. Celebrate each correct rhyme with a high-five.
10-20 min
6
Give the child 4-6 picture cards from a simple story. Ask them to arrange the cards in the correct order. Retell the story aloud together using first/next/last language.
15-25 min
7
Set up cups and containers of different sizes. Children practice pouring water between them.
15 min
8
Show pairs of objects. Children identify if they are the same or different and explain why.
10 min