The weather is getting warmer and that means one thing: my children can now be entertained for hours with outdoor water play!! Here are 10 math and water play activities perfect for your little one!

When I saw this simple roll and circle game, I knew it would be a perfect way to practice subitizing with my five-year-old son. Even better—it couldn’t be easier to set up! I printed off this sheet of dot paper, grabbed some dice and markers, and we were ready to roll!

Glow sticks make a wonderful rainy day toy! I pull them out and my kids are immediately ready to engage in independent play! They’re also a great toy to use for simple math talks. Check out 5 ways here.

A favorite outdoor activity of ours is playing the disappearing number line. My son LOVES getting to spray the chalk away AND he’s building a ton of number sense by thinking about the relationships between numbers on the number line.

Number Line Hop is one of our favorite rainy day activities because it gets my kiddos moving indoors and, no matter how they choose to play, they’re getting exposed to some BIG number sense concepts. My kiddos think we’re just hopping around in the kitchen, but what I know is we’re planting all kinds of number relationships seeds as they physically move up and back on a number line.

Making sets of more, less, and the same is one of those powerhouse activities that SEEMS simple but is actually building HUGE number sense. Why?? Read on…

This fun snacktivity is the perfect way to introduce coordinate pairs while also encouraging your child to eat a healthy snack.

Is your house full to the brim with crayons? If you’re like me and find those little crayon pieces in seemingly every nook and cranny of your house, then you’re in the right place!

There are so many objects that naturally inspire mathematical thinking, such as blocks, play dough, linking toys, puzzles, and containers.

In addition to these toys, I have one extra trick I like to add in when my children are playing—a ten frame!

If Easter is a holiday your family celebrates and you’ve got some plastic Easter eggs lying around, then take a look at this list of ways to incorporate math into play with Easter eggs.

Ten free math activities. Each are one setup with 5 versions for 5 age levels: toddler, pre-K, kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade. If you’ve got multiple children at home, this means you can do just one setup and still get everyone involved! All activities are screen-free, hands-on, and FUN!

There are no real snowmen in our foreseeable future, but these number sense snowmen will tide us over for now! This simple game is such a FUN way to talk about number relationships within 10!

Build the important number sense skill of knowing one more and one less through this fun New Year’s activity.

This two-minute daily math routine will support your child’s understanding of counting by ones and tens, as well as begin to build their understanding of place values.

Want a simple and engaging way to help your child practice counting? Make a NUMBER MUSEUM. Seriously, couldn’t be simpler.

Have you ever heard of pattern blocks? They’re a GREAT learning resource for developing spatial reasoning. As children build the image, they have to practice rotating shapes to make them match the one in the picture.

Does your child already know the basic 2D shapes? Go ahead and introduce some simple 3D shapes with this simple, low-prep activity.

Copy Blocks is a great way to promote building spatial reasoning, an important early geometry skill.

Guess My Shape requires NO SUPPLIES OR PREP so it’s a great thing to do when you’re driving in the car, waiting at the doctor’s office or just trying to find a way to fill a couple minutes.

Floating Numbers is another favorite of ours that combines counting practice with outdoor summer water play! ️