If you have a child who is just learning their numbers, there are many things you can do to support their learning at home. Bearobics is one of many books that will help and support children who are being taught Key Stage One Maths at school. Funky, vibrant rhymes reinforce tried-and-tested teaching techniques: repetition, association and alliteration (six snakes) all help children make it through the mathematical maze. Brightly illustrated, great fun and educational too, this book is suitable for children aged 4 to 6 years. --Lucie Naylor

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Children need to read at home every day to practice the maths skills that they have been taught. Here are some tips to help make Bearobics part of your child's learning routine:

• If you and your child like Bearobics, read it regularly and learn the rhymes. Apply them to everyday situations, such as a visit to the zoo, and make up your own rhymes for other animals you know and see regularly
• give your child lots of opportunities to count eg: when you are on a journey count objects or things at home, sing counting songs, count how many times your child can do something. As your child becomes a confident counter, ask them to count forwards and backwards.
• help your child to learn off by heart all the ways to make numbers up to 10 using addition and subtraction eg: how many different ways can you find of making the number 5?
• count out objects and then halve and double the number.
• encourage your child to work things out in their heads rather than relying on a calculator.