2.5y–4.2y10 minActive playOutdoorReading
Count It While It Happens
A supported counting game where your child practises counting actions and fixed items (claps, jumps, steps, pictures) with one number word per action/point, slowing down and recounting to confirm.
What you'll need
Essentials
- your hands/feet (for claps, taps, steps, or jumps)
Nice to have
- a short set of stairs (if you have them)
- a picture page with repeated items (book, magazine, or printed sheet)
Movement level: mild
What you'll do
The 3-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
What it practices
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE) — construct-derived activity authored from enriched DM2012 construct