Nursery Build a 3 Path: Stepping Stone Cards

Build a 3 Path: make a stepping-stone path for teddy. Twelve cut-out stepping stones with dots of different sizes, plus start and finish cards and two teddy counters. Children build a path using only the stones that show 3, then guide teddy across. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • 12 cut-out stepping stones with dots of different sizes. • Start and finish cards and 2 teddy counters. Ideas for using it: • Build it: Find all the 3 stones and lay them in a path from start to finish. • Partner path: One child builds the path. A partner checks each stone and guides teddy. • Not 3 pile: Put stones that are not 3 in a separate pile. How many dots do they show? • Jumping path: Copy the stones in chalk outside and jump only on the 3s. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Fast recognition of up to 3 objects, without having to count them individually (‘subitising’). • Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity. • Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas. • Skip, hop, stand on one leg and hold a pose for a game like musical statues. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.