Very young children love to make things, build things, manipulate things, push things into holes, pull strings through holes, stack things and so on. These activities also provide many opportunities for counting in a natural and meaningful way, which lays the basis for developing early number sense.

Below we explore some such activities designed with this perspective. They have been tried out in the class and have evolved through that process in the last twenty years. We look forward to your feedback to take this further and make learning an enjoyable process for our children.