Numbers & math
Sock basketball
- Builds: Counting and comparing
- 10 min
- Ages 1–4
- Energetic
- No mess
From the house
- Rolled-up pairs of grown-up socks
- A laundry basket or box
How to play
- Roll pairs of socks into balls.
- Throw them into the basket from close up.
- Take one big step back after each throw.
- Count how many went in, tip them out and go again.
Fit it to your child
- Easier: Stand right by the basket and drop the socks in: “In! More?”
- Harder: Draw a line on paper for each sock that goes in, then count the lines to see who got more.
Words to use
- throw
- in
- miss
- again
- count
Why it helps
Counting the socks that went in, then comparing them with the ones that missed, turns every round into counting and comparing.