Little Monkeys at The Old Cottage

Activities · Numbers and letters

Numbers and letters

Little games and printable sheets for counting, tracing and spotting letters. Keep it short and playful: five happy minutes is better than twenty tired ones.

Games to play together

Tap-and-play games for a phone, tablet or computer. Turn the sound up: Monkey reads the numbers and words out loud. These games use no cookies and collect no information.

Ages 2–4Count the BananasHow many bananas has Monkey got? Count them together, tap the right number and watch Monkey cheer.Play nowAges 3–4Letter SoundsTap a letter to hear it and see a word that starts with it. Then play Find the Letter with Monkey.Play now

Sheets to print

Trace, count and colour. Each one prints on A4.

  • Number tracing 1 to 10 activity sheet

    Ages 3–4 · 2 pages

    Number tracing 1 to 10

    Trace each number, say its name and count the bananas and apples in the ten-frame.

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  • Dot-to-dot activity sheet

    Ages 3–4 · 2 pages

    Dot-to-dot

    Join the dots from 1 to 10 to build Monkey's cottage and a twinkly star.

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  • Alphabet tracing A to Z activity sheet

    Ages 3–4 · 3 pages

    Alphabet tracing A to Z

    Trace every big and little letter, with a word for each one, from apple to zebra.

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  • M is for Monkey activity sheet

    Ages 3–4

    M is for Monkey

    Find all the letter M's hidden on the page, colour them in and count them.

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Tips for learning at home

  • Count everything. Stairs, buttons, peas on the plate, ducks at the pond.
  • Point as you count. Touching each thing once helps children understand that the last number is "how many".
  • Use letter sounds. Say "mmm" for M rather than "em". This is how children learn to read at school.
  • Start with their name. The letters in their own name are the most exciting ones to find.
  • Stop while it's still fun. Lots of praise, and try again another day.