Maths

• Cooking and measuring

• Counting and problem solving, for example, sharing sweets, cakes and other items.

• Recognising and reading numbers, for example, house numbers.

Involve your child in: 

• preparing and sharing out food, for example, "We have eight carrots". Ask, "How can we share them between us?" 

• talking about time, for example, "lunchtime", "storytime", "bedtime" 

• using words in everyday play, such as "under", "over", "between", "around", "behind", "up", "down", "heavy", "light", "round", "circle", "yesterday", "tomorrow", “left”, and “right”. You can get books, games, movies or find online content with these words and ideas in them too 

• asking questions such as "How many apples do we need for lunches? What do you think the weather is going to be like today/tomorrow? What are we going to do next?" 

• organising books or toys on a shelf from tallest to shortest. 

Here's a tip: use lots of maths words as your child is playing to develop their understanding of early maths (for example, "over", "under", "first, second, third", "round", "through", "before", "after"). Use the language that works best for you and your child. 

Click here for more ideas, and Year 2 examples:

https://parents.education.govt.nz/primary-school/learning-and-development-at-home/ideas-to-help-with-reading-writing-and-maths/#year1

Websites:

https://www.mathplayground.com/

https://www.splashlearn.com/math-games