Early Years Math Lessons

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100 Frame Bingo

A bingo board with numbers to the left.
Students will practice arranging place value to compose two-digit numbers in this variation of Bingo.

Building Towers

Two piles of green and red blocks with some stacked in the middle of the picture. A title reads, "Building Towers".
Students use a number card to build a Unifix tower and compare to determine whose tower is taller.

Can You Draw This?

A child drawing with a title that reads, "Can You Draw This?".
Students are briefly shown a series of designs inside a square and must recreate them from memory.

Circle to Bar Graph

A circle graph beside a table graph. A title also reads, "Circle to Bar Graph"
What is easier to read - a circle graph or a bar graph? Children discover the answer in this lesson.

Crocodile Bridges

A book cover and text, with a title that reads, "Crocodile Bridges".
Students practice composing quantities of 10 using multilink cubes to cross their very own Silibobble Sea.

Cuisenaire Rods

A box filled with different coloured Cuisenaire Rods, and a title that reads, "Cuisenaire Rods".
Students investigate relationships between numbers by comparing the size of cuisenaire rods.

Dice Toss

Two dice with a title that reads, "Dice Toss".
Students engage in a simple probability experiment that requires dice and mental math strategies.

Dice War

Five dice on a table with a title that reads, "Dice War".
Players aim to collect all the dice in the game. They roll to get a score, and the highest roll wins all the dice.

Dominoes Parking Lot

An illustration of a parking lot with some dominos. A title reads, "Dominoes Parking Lot".
Students are challenged to place dominoes in their corresponding parking spot.

Doubling Up

A woman with a room full of items. A title reads, "Doubling Up".
Help children understand exponential growth and doubling with this fun hands-on activity.

Garden Patio

A baking pan with purple coloured squares on it. A title also reads, "Garden Patio".
Children explore measurement and geometry and spatial sense through a narrative about a garden patio.

Go Fish

A child sitting and playing Go Fish. A title reads, "Go Fish".
Using the four basic operations, players take turns asking opponents for cards that will create a target number.

Graphs on Paper

Four line graph with lady bugs in each of the bottom rows. A title reads, "Graphs on Paper"
Students practice precise graphing skills by using a graphing package to sort and classify objects.

Growing Patterns

Three snakes with different patterns on their backs. The title "Growing Patterns" at the top.
Through a story about magical snakes, children think about numerical patterns.

Hexagon Card Game

Four white hexagons and various other shapes. A title reads, "Hexagon Card Game".
Students race to completely fill in the outline of a hexagon using different combinations of pattern blocks.

Introduction to Graphing

A bar graph with a title that reads, "Introduction to Graphing".
Children use previous sorting lessons to make a graph, realizing there is a clear way to display data.

Introduction to Patterning

Coloured blocks making a pattern. The title "Introduction to Patterning" at the top.
Students learn to recognize and extend patterns in different contexts, as well as identify features that define a pattern.

Ladybug Houses

An illustration of ladybugs in and outside a frame with a title that reads, "Ladybug Houses".
Students develop an understanding of numbers by comparing ladybugs inside vs. outside of a house.

Ladybug Patterns

A pattern of illustrated ladybugs with a title at the top that reads, "Ladybug Patterns".
By using only one kind of material, students are challenged to think about making patterns in a different way.

Making Clocks

Students sitting on the carpet with an instructor and a paper clock. A title reads, "Making Clocks".
Students explore ways of measuring the passage of time by making their own clock!

Name Pattern

Letters of the name, Nathaniel put into different grid squares. A title at the top reads, "Name Pattern".
Children identify patterns in their name by using a grid and recognizing the repetition that occurs.

Number Hunt

A bunch of numbers and dots in circles with a title that reads, "Number Hunt".
Students practice one-to-one correspondence in this fun dice-rolling, bingo-dabbing game!

Pattern Hunt

A pattern with the title, "Pattern Hunt"
Students go on a pattern hunt to look for naturally occurring patterns in their environment.

Patterns with Beads

Different shapes appearing in a pattern within a grid. A title at the top reads "Patterns with Beads".
Children are challenged to make multiple patterns with beads of different sizes, shapes, and colours.

Proportions

An instructor seated with some children in a circle on the floor and pointing at coloured squares. A title reads, "Proportions".
Students measure length and area through focused exploration in this guided activity.

Roll and Build Bingo

A bingo sheet covered with red and blue blocks that are stacked and a title that reads, "Roll & Build Bingo".
Students practice reading and representing numbers through a fun bingo game.

Shape Shifter

A grid with blocks and circles, and a title that reads, "Shape Shifter".
Enhance students spatial sense using grid coordinates, geometric transformations and problem solving.

Shape Slicer

Shapes on a page with a title that reads, "Shape Slicer".
Students are challenged to deconstruct geometric shapes into smaller shapes!

Smarties Graph

A graph with a bowl of Smarties in front of it.
Every box of Smarties contains a different amount of each colour. Children graph what their box contains.

Sorting Apples

A graph of with illustrated apples in vertical lines, and a title that reads, "Sorting Apples".
Students learn to graph using apple slices. They describe their findings using mathematical language.

Sorting Children

Four children standing in a row with a title that reads, "Sorting Children".
Students organize, compare, contrast, and communicate how to sort and classify their classmates.

Sorting Materials

A bunch of different coloured animal toys grouped into piles with a title that reads, "Sorting Materials".
Students sort and describe different types of materials, such as little animals, beads, and shapes.

Spatializing Area

Two pieces of paper with blue and grey squares over top. A title reads, "Spatializing Area".
Students use cutout shapes to understand the relationship between size, area and relevant measurements.​

Story Problems

Two yellow blocks with some smaller blocks inside, and a title that reads, "Story Problems".
Story problems can be used throughout the year to reinforce number sense in a fun and engaging way!

Symmetry Game

A bunch of students in a classroom with two instructors, and a title that reads, "Symmetry Game".
Allow children to be creative and practice the basics of symmetry through play with classmates.

Unifix Counting Towers

A student counting unifix blocks with a title that reads, "Unifix Counting Towers".
Students get their minds and hands engaged with numeracy while making Unifix Towers.

Unifix Cube Patterns

Two piles of blue and green squares, and a line in a pattern. A title at the top reads, "Unifix Cube Patterns".
Unifix cubes are a great tool to use to explore patterns. In this lesson, children make their own patterns.

War

Cards playing the game war, with a title that reads, "War".
Students practice with number magnitude in a simple card game.

What Colour is Your Iris?

An instructor and student standing in a classroom, with the instructor pointing at an illustrated eye. A title also reads, "What colour is your iris?".
Students are introduced to graphing by observing the colour of their eye and comparing it to their classmates.