Before, after and in between

Ages 3 to 5 Read and do together · about 10 minutes

Read together

Three comes after two. Three comes before four.

Three is in between two and four.

Do it

1. Write the numbers 1 to 10 on cards and lay them in a row.
2. Ask: “What comes after 4?” Let your child point to 5.
3. Ask: “What comes before 8?” Then “What is between 6 and 8?”
4. Take one card away and ask which number is missing.

Talk about it

• What comes after 9?
• Which number is missing?

For the grown-up

Knowing the order of numbers comes before adding. Play often and for a short time.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

This is a play and practice activity with no factual claims to source.

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