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Counting with Nature Treasures

A companion sheet — print it, scribble on it, keep it or recycle it

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What we're doing

Conkers, pebbles and pine cones make the best counters there are.

  • About 20 minutes
  • Maths
  • Hands-on

Gather these

  • A basket
  • Natural finds
  • Muffin tin or bowls

Step by step

  • Collect a basket of treasures.
  • Sort them into bowls by type.
  • Count each group aloud.
  • Ask which has more, and check.

Worth talking about

Counting to ten
Sorting
More and fewer
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Draw what you found

There's no wrong way to fill this in

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Two things worth drawing

Tick what you did

Counting
Sorting
Comparison
Tried something new
Asked a question
Finished happy

A grown-up's note

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Take it further

Three doors out of the same activity

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If it felt tricky

Count to five with two groups only.

If it felt easy

Make simple addition stories with the groups.

If you'd rather do it differently

Sort by size, texture or colour instead.

Next time, we could

  • Try it outdoors
  • Invite a friend or sibling
  • Stretch it over a whole week

Our own ideas