This mat is designed to engage children in learning about the concept of addition. It serves as a bridge between physically counting objects and writing mathematical equations.

How to use…

• Adult or child can choose numbers to write in the green squares.

• Then child to count out that number of items (e.g. buttons, playdough balls, cotton reels, building blocks) for each large brown box above the corresponding green squares.

• Finally, the child can count all of the items and write the answer in the golden box.

This completes the grid with an addition number sentence, e.g. “3 plus 5 is equal to 8”.

(Buttons are shown as an example – be sure to use risk assessed age-appropriate loose parts as you see fit.)

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