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bee-bot/blue-bot snakes and ladders mat

Why Hands-On Maths Works

Children grasp number long before they can write it down. Moving along a number line, counting steps to a target, handling coins to pay for something — these build the mental picture that abstract maths later depends on.

Hands-on maths games support:

  • Counting on and back, and reading a number line
  • Recognising Australian coins and notes
  • Sorting and classifying by shape, colour and size
  • Estimating, checking and trying again
  • Explaining reasoning out loud to a partner

bee-bot/blue-bot number line mat

Which Activity for Which Maths Topic

Number line mat — counting on and back, number sequencing, simple addition and subtraction

Australian money mat — coin and note recognition, paying and giving change

Shape, colour and size mat — sorting, classifying and early geometry

Snakes and ladders mat — counting, turn-taking and number recognition through a familiar game

Mathematics activities pack — ready-made maths challenges for floor robots, so you're not writing activities from scratch

Market Math — role-play shopping for money handling and simple transactions

Rechargeable stopwatches — timing, measuring and comparing duration

Five of these are mats for Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot floor robots, so the same activity teaches maths and sequencing at once. If you don't have a floor robot yet, the mats work as floor games on their own.

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