Magnificent me is a hands-on Early Years Curriculum to support children as they develop their numeracy skills. This beautifully bright activity pack has been created specifically for younger children. We believe that learning should predominantly be through play, which this pack actively encourages. What’s inside the Magnificent Me Early Years Maths Activity Pack? We have developed this pack with the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework in mind so that the activities help children develop in these key areas of learning: • communication and language • physical development • personal, social and emotional development • literacy • mathematics • understanding the world • expressive arts and design Magnificent Me focuses on encouraging and developing early numeracy skills, which includes developing a strong grounding in number. There are lots of activities to help with counting confidently, developing a deep understanding of the numbers to 10, learning about the relationships between them and the patterns within those numbers. For young children repetition is key, so you will find lots of opportunities for children to repeat and cement their understanding in this pack. The key concepts that the activities in this pack will help your child develop and explore are: Comparing Patterning Ordering Counting Parts and wholes Numbers and symbols Data handling Observation Problem solving Language Number sense Spatial awareness Shapes Classification What age is the Magnificent Me Early Years Maths Activity Pack suitable for? As a rough guide we’d recommend it for ages 3-7. We have created this pack so that it is suitable from the point your child is experimenting with counting, mark making and is able to verbally communicate their thoughts and ideas. Children at this early stage will need adult support as is appropriate for them. If there are parts you feel they are not yet ready for, simply skip or adapt them. It’s a great resource to return to time and time again. Children really benefit from repetition as they are acquiring new skills so you can repeat activities as desired. There will likely be big differences in a child’s response to a task a year apart. The pack also becomes a special keepsake of your child’s development. Magnificent Me is ideal for preschool and reception age children and depending on the individual child, they should be able to do lots independently. The activities are designed to prompt discussion and to be adaptable for different children. For example if your child is not yet writing you could scribe their ideas. Another child may be able to copy something you have written or trace your writing, others will be able to write independently.