Apart from the equals sign, the plus sign is the first maths sign that most children come across, but they will have carried out a lot of mental addition and used the term well before coming across the sign. It is introduced here, but we are keeping to small numbers that total up to 9.  Your child can work out the addition sums on the balloons with the correct gorillas and draw a line to join them. You will find this four page resource on our Addition pages of the Moving On category. This is just one of a fantastic range of fun  maths activities which will quickly help your child become confident with number and enjoy their maths. Why not sign up now for completely free use of well over 1000 maths resources? Go to our resources on Using the Plus Sign