2.5y–4.2y10 minMealtimeFamily time
One Pizza, Many Pieces
A short snack-or-paper sharing game to help your child see that one whole thing can be shared into several pieces, while practising number words and counting in context.
What you'll need
Essentials
- a soft snack to split (e.g., banana, toast, tortilla) OR a paper plate/card circle
- two plates/bowls/napkins for sharing
Nice to have
- 3–5 small toys/teddies (extra 'people' to share with)
- paper and a crayon/pen (to draw a quick 'pizza' if you want)
Movement level: low
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
- Recites numbers in order to 10.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Uses some number names and number language spontaneously.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Uses some number names accurately in play.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Knows that numbers identify how many objects are in a set.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Help children to understand that one thing can be shared by number of pieces, e.g. a pizza.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)