Maths

Ages4–5

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CONTENTS

At home 3

Making pairs 4

People at work 5

Odd one out 7

What’s missing? 8

Fitting shapes 9

Matching pairs 10

One, two, three 11

Four, five, six 13

All about shapes 15

Counting 16

Seven and eight 17

Nine and ten 19

Colour by number 21

Answers 23

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AT HOME

Where does each thing belong? Connect each object to the correct room

Note: Sorting is an important part of mathematics

4

MAKING PAIRS

Draw a line to connect the objects that go together to make pairs

Note: This activity gives practice with sorting and matching.

5

PEOPLE AT WORK

Connect each person to the object that he or she uses. Can you name these

people?

Note: Working out which things belong together is an important mathematical skill.

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ODD ONE OUT

Put an “x” over the different one in each row

Note: This activity helps children concentrate when looking for something that is not quite

right.

8

WHAT’S MISSING?

Look carefully at the picture. Five things are missing. Can you draw in the

missing parts?

Note: Finding out what is missing is an early foundation skill for mathematics.

9

FITTING SHAPES

Connect each shape to its shadow

Connect each shape to where it fits

Note: Recognizing simple shapes is an important part of mathematics

10

MATCHING PAIRS

Connect each lid to the correct box. Colour the box lids

Note: This activity helps children recognize the properties of simple shapes and patterns.

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ONE, TWO, THREE

Trace the numbers

Count the objects and write the correct number in the box

Note: It is important that children learn how to write numbers correctly.

12

Write how many ladybugs are on each leaf

Trace the numbers. Draw the correct number of crayons in each pot

13

FOUR, FIVE, SIX

Trace the numbers

Count the objects and write the correct number in the box

Note: It is important that children learn how to write numbers correctly.

14

Write how many stars are in the sky

Trace the numbers. Draw the correct number of spots on each frog

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ALL ABOUT SHAPES

Colour the shapes

Count how many of each shapes are in the rocket

Colour the 3-sided shapes red

Colour the 4-sided shapes yellow

Note: Recognizing shapes by the number of their shapes is an important skill

16

COUNTING

Find each animal and count how many are in the picture. Write the correct

number in each box

Note: Children often find it difficult to count objects that are not arranged in tidy rows.

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SEVEN AND EIGHT

Trace the numbers

Draw stripes on the flags to match the numbers

Note: Counting and writing numbers accurately are important mathematical skills.

18

Each flag has 7 stars.

How many stars are on each side of the flag?

Each knight has 8 hears on this shield.

How many hearts are on each side of the shield?

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NINE AND TEN

Trace the numbers

Draw the missing leaves on each flower.

Write the missing numbers.

Note: Counting and writing numbers accurately are important mathematical skills.

20

How many flowers are on each plant?

Find a way through the maze to join 10 to the right bunch of grapes

21

COLOUR BY NUMBER

Colour 6 ducks Colour 7 kites

Note: Children need to learn to follow instructions and not colour everything that is white.

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Colour 8 balls Colour 9 flowers

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ANSWERS

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Page 4

Pages 5-6

firefighter, window cleaner, gardener, cook,

pop star, tennis player, police officer, ballet

dancer.

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Page 8

Missing parts: middle part of slide, seat of

swing, ear on dog, handle on wheelbarrow,

wheel on bicycle.

Page 9

1-e, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c, 5-a

Page 10

1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c, 5-f, 6-e

Page 11

1 teddy bear, 3 robots, 1 jack-in-a-box, 3

dolls, 2 trains, 2 ducks.

Page 12

From left to right: 3 ladybugs, 2 ladybugs, 3

ladybugs, 1 ladybug.

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5 balls, 6 paintbrushes, 4 cars, 4 nets, 5

marbles, 6 roller skates.

Page 14

From left to right: 5 stars, 6 stars, 4 stars, 5

stars.

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Page 16

1 horse, 2 cows, 5 ducks, 3 sheep, 4 pigs.

Page 18

Flags: 4+3, 5+2; shields: 5+3, 6+2

Page 19

4 and 5, 6 and 4, 2 and 8

Page 20

10 yellow flowers, 9 blue flowers, 9 pink

flowers, 10 orange flowers.

There are other ways through the maze. 1 horse,, 2 cows