FREE Let’s Learn Maths Number Sense Starter Kit | Hands-On Maths at Home

Help your child understand numbers, not just memorise them.

Children can learn to count, say numbers and complete number worksheets without necessarily understanding what those numbers actually mean.

The Let’s Learn Maths Number Sense Starter Kit helps families build that deeper understanding through hands-on, visual and conversational maths activities.

Created by a qualified teacher, it follows one simple approach:

Build it. See it. Understand it. Then write it.

Children first experience a number using objects they can touch and move, represent it visually, talk about what they notice, and then connect that understanding to written mathematics.

What's included

This free 8-page printable Starter Kit includes:

✓ Printable ten-frame
✓ Printable counters
✓ Number cards 0–10
✓ Subitising cards
✓ Three 5-minute number games
✓ Parent teaching prompts
✓ Ideas for making activities easier or more challenging
✓ Simple explanations of number sense and subitising

And you don't need special maths equipment. Buttons, Lego, pasta, pebbles and other household objects can all become maths tools.

What will children practise?

The activities encourage children to:

build quantities • recognise quantities • represent numbers in different ways • notice number relationships • subitise • talk about their mathematical thinking • connect concrete quantities with numerals

The focus isn't on speed. In the subitising activity, for example, children are encouraged to explain how they saw the quantity, helping them notice patterns and relationships between numbers.

Who is it for?

Ideal for homeschool families, parents supporting maths at home, early learners, and children who benefit from additional hands-on and visual support with number concepts.

No maths-teaching experience required.