Count the cheeky monkeys and gorillas in the circle and draw a line to the correct number. This involves both counting and recognising numbers. At this early stage all numbers are kept to 5 or below.

A bat is not much use if you haven't got a ball. There are plenty of opportunities to match sets of objects around the house, but it is also useful to sit down and have a go on paper. Here is a great set of four pages which ask children to count two sets of bats and balls and then draw more to make them equal.

Counting and matching small numbers of honey jars and spoons.

Counting and matching small numbers of spiders and webs.