Key Stage 1 Numeracy Homework
Reception Number Recognition
"Make a Set of Jelly Babies"

What will this game will achieve?
This will help your child to match colours and count to 5.  It also provides an opportunity to talk about pairs and to count in twos.

You will need:

                   

                                  
How do you play?

• Before you start playing the game sort the jelly babies into pairs with your child and ask questions for example:
  • Are these two similar?
  • Are these two differnet?
  • Can you find a matching pair?
• Spread the jelly babies out and take turns to roll the die. The first person to roll the star starts
• The aim is to win a set of jelly babies (one of each colour)
• If you roll the dice and you already have that colour jelly, miss a turn
• If you roll the star you can choose whichever jelly baby you need
• When all the jelly babies have been collected, the person with the most sets is the winner