- Identity: Build confidence as children explore numerals independently, recognising and using them in their own play.
- Community: Encourage collaborative learning through shared counting games, number matching and simple problem-solving activities.
- Wellbeing: Support calm, focused play through tactile exploration as children handle and arrange the soft felt pieces.
- Learning: Develop early numeracy skills including number recognition, counting, sequencing and simple equations through hands-on discovery.
- Communication: Strengthen mathematical language as children talk about quantities, counting, and number relationships during play.