Little Steps Care · Autumn workshop

Spots under the leaf

Draw seven spots on a paper mushroom. Ask your partner to close their eyes and cover some spots with a leaf. Four are still visible. How many are hidden? Lift the leaf to count, then make another sum.

  • 4–6 · 6–8 years
  • About 10 minutes
  • Maths & patterns
  • Indoors
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What will your child practise?

Split a quantity into visible and hidden parts.

What you need

Paper, a marker and a leaf or card to use as a cover.

Step by step

  1. Draw a mushroom with seven dots. Count them by pointing to each once. Start with three if seven is too many.
  2. Ask your partner to look away. Hide three of the seven dots. With four visible, how many are hidden?
  3. Lift the leaf to check and swap roles. Older children can write both parts and the total, such as 4 + 3 = 7.

Printable worksheets

Open a preview to see what you will print, then download the worksheet as a PDF.

Preview · Seven spots on a mushroom cap

4–6 years · A4 · Nederlands

Seven spots on a mushroom capDownload this sheet (PDF)