This book is written based on the pedagogies of Singapore Maths and Maria Montesorri and uses the following ways to introduce mathematics to children in preschool and kindergarten:

1. A concrete approach: Through the handling of concrete elements such as cards and cubes, your child will develop an awareness of concepts such as numbers, quantities, patterns and measurement.

2. A visual approach: Models, visual representations and the use of manipulatives introduce numbers and mathematical situations in a visual way that will help your child transit to understanding abstract mathematical operations.

Through this book, your child will:

• Discover each new concept through hands-on activities that promote mathematical reasoning and thinking

• Engage in problem-solving through handling maths manipulatives and other concrete objects

• Consolidate understanding through simple exercises

Contents:

• Colours:

• Observe and Tell

• Match the Same Colours

• Form Pairs

• Colour to Form Pairs

• Show the Colour

• Observe and Tell

• Cut and Match

• Form Pairs

• I Spy

• Categorisation:

• Observe and Tell

• Join to Form Pairs

• Find the Pairs

• Connect the Identical Birds

• Cross Out the Odd One Out

• Form Pairs

• Sort by Categories

• Find What Goes Together

• Join the Opposites

• Match Each Vehicle to Its Space

• Find the Odd One Out

• Find the Odd One Out

• Numbers 1 to 3:

• Observe and Tell

• Let's Compare

• Circle the Identical Quantities

• Circle the Correct Quantity

• Connect the Identical Quantities

• Stick the Requested Quantity

• Circle the Correct Quantity

• Stick the Corresponding Number

• Colour the Cubes

• The House of 1

• The House of 2

• The House of 3

• Numbers 1 to 6:

• Observe and Tell

• Connect the Identical Quantities

• Circle the Identical Quantities

• Draw the Correct Quantity

• Colour the Correct Quantity

• Circle the Correct Quantity

• Stick the Corresponding Number

• Draw Chocolate Chips!

• Complete the Trains

• The House of 4

• The House of 5

• The House of 6

• Shapes:

• Observe and Tell

• Connect the Matching s

• Sort the Identical Shapes

• Let's Trace Each Shape!

• Colour the Shapes as Shown

• Spot Them All!

• Count the Shapes

• Making Comparisons:

• Observe and Tell

• Compare the Groups

• More or the Same

• Fewer or the Same

• Count Then Compare

• Circle the Same Number

• Colour the Larger Set

• Cross Out the Smaller Set

• Draw Chocolate Chips!

• Draw More

• Draw Fewer

• Length:

• Observe and Tell

• Small or Big

• Circle the Smaller Tree

• Colour the Smallest Object

• Cross Out the Larger Plant

• Smallest to Largest

• Circle the Longer Tool

• Cross Out the Shorter Tool

• Mark a Cross Under the Taller Bucket

• Colour the Shorter Mushroom

• Numbers 1 to 10:

• Observe and Tell

• Connect Identical Quantities

• Let's Count!

• Circle the Identical Quantities

• Stick the Number

• Circle the Correct Number

• Colour the Stars

• Count and Colour

• Draw the Correct Number

• The House of 7

• The House of 8

• The House of 9

• The House of 10

• Materials to Cut

Readership: Children from 3–8 years old.