Free maths games for 4-year-olds

At four, most children are in Nursery or starting Reception. The maths that matters most is understanding small numbers well: counting objects accurately, seeing how many without counting, and knowing how numbers up to 10 are made. These free games and home activities all build exactly that.

Free Pompom Kids maths games for ages 3 to 5

These games are free with a free parent account: no adverts, no in-game purchases and no card needed. Everything is spoken aloud, so your child does not need to read.

• Count & Tap Free: Count up to 10 objects; the last number says how many (cardinality).
• Quick Look Free: Subitise up to 5 and recognise dice and ten-frame patterns.
• Hop the Line Free: Count along a 0–10 number line to find where a number is (ELG: Number, counting and number sense).
• Hungry Croc Free: Compare two groups up to 10 (more, fewer or the same) and find one more or one less than a number (ELG: Number).
• Shape Hunt Free: Name circles, triangles, squares and rectangles of any size, even when they are turned (ELG: Number and shape).
• Piggy Shop Free: Recognise 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins, whatever their size or way up.

Maths games to play at home, for free

• Dice spotting: roll a dice and say how many dots without counting. This is subitising, an Early Learning Goal.
• Egg-box ten-frame: cut two cups off a 12-egg box. Put in 7 pasta pieces and ask: how many more to make 10?
• Snack sharing: share 6 grapes between two teddies. Is it fair? What about 7?
• Counting steps: count stairs, socks and spoons, touching each one once. The last number says how many.
• Hidden fingers: show 5 fingers, hide some behind your back: how many are hiding?

What 4-year-olds learn in maths

The Reception maths objectives set out what is expected by age five. For older children, see all maths games from Nursery to Year 5.