Adult guide: A place for everyone

About this printable

Adult guide for shared number play; adult setup and real materials required. Use 4 large counters, 4 toy guests, play mat. Match 4 guests to 3 places and add the missing place, with smaller and spare-place variants. A complete counter route is printed on the page; owned Numicon shapes are optional. The child may point, move, show, talk or direct adult hands. Materials and setup: 4 large, child-appropriate counters; 4 toy guests; play mat; clear separate tabletop or play surface; adult present to set up and facilitate. Use four real toy guests and real counters on a separate play mat. The corrected illustration supplies no fixed guest or place counts.