Number

Most parents naturally begin introducing early number concepts to their children without even realising it. Simple everyday activities - like pointing out matching items such as a pair of socks, two red flowers or a cup and saucer - help children learn about sorting and pairing. These basic ideas form the foundation for more formal number work later on.

Counting can be a lot of fun for young children, but it’s important they understand the concept of one-to-one correspondence. That means one number for each item counted.

When you're out shopping, talk about how money is used to buy things, but don’t worry about teaching coin values just yet. You can make learning playful by saving empty food packets to set up a pretend shop or collecting used envelopes and stamps to play Post Office at home.