Nursery Hedgehog Spikes: Counting Playdough Mats 1 to 5

Hedgehog Spikes: counting playdough mats 1–5 Five landscape playdough mats. Each shows a numeral, a dot pattern and a hedgehog with a bare back. Children roll a playdough body if they like, then push in the right number of spikes using lolly sticks, straws or dried pasta. What’s included • Teacher guide with Development Matters links • 5 landscape playdough mats, one for each number from 1 to 5 Ideas for using it • Spike the hedgehog: Read the numeral together, then push in that many spikes. • Roll a body: Roll a ball of dough for the body first, then add spikes. • Oops, too many! An adult adds one spike too many. Can children spot it and fix it? • Hedgehog family: Lay two mats side by side. Which hedgehog has more spikes? Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds) • Say one number for each item in order: 1,2,3,4,5. • Link numerals and amounts: for example, showing the right number of objects to match the numeral, up to 5. • Fast recognition of up to 3 objects, without having to count them individually (‘subitising’). • Use one-handed tools and equipment, for example, making snips in paper with scissors. Supplied as an editable PowerPoint (A4 landscape) so you can adapt it for your setting, plus a ready-to-print PDF. Print, laminate and reuse all year.