Numbers & math
One-of-each snack mix
- Builds: Counting one of each
- 10 min
- Ages 2–5
- Calm
- A little tidy-up
From the house
- 3–4 soft snacks in bowls: cereal, puffs, crackers, cubes of soft fruit
- A small cup each
- A spoon
How to play
- Line up the bowls.
- They scoop one spoonful from each bowl into their cup.
- Then one of each into your cup.
- Shake the cups and eat.
Fit it to your child
- Easier: Use just two bowls of soft snacks, like puffs and cereal.
- Harder: Pick 2 pieces from each bowl by hand, then count how many are in the cup altogether.
Words to use
- scoop
- one
- each
- more
- shake
Why it helps
“One from each” is one-to-one matching, the same skill that keeps their counting accurate.
Grown-up eyes: For under-4s skip raisins, whole nuts, popcorn and hard candy, and have them sit down to eat.