The preschool resources are represented by the Mini Steps materials for the 3 to 5 age range. Recognising numbers and learning to count are the bedrock of numeracy. Children need as much practice as possible so that they can visualise, in an abstract way, what a number represents. The What is.... resources look at partitioning numbers, for example 6 can be partitioned into a 4 and 2 or 5 and 1. This is the beginnings of understanding addition and subtraction.
It is important children grasp these basic concepts so it is worth doing the worksheets at least twice. For the second time suggest to the child that perhaps they could do it without any help. Have some stickers ready to praise their efforts !!

