Nia’s little garden of discoveries

A free Bright Minds Explorers practice pack • Count, add, and share together.

1. Count Nia’s flowers

Touch each flower as you count. Write the total.

✿ ✿ ✿

✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿

Draw seven flowers in the space below.

2. Build with Addie

Draw counters to help you solve each equation.

2 + 3 =

4 + 2 =

5 − 1 =

3. Share with Freddy

Draw one large circle. Divide it into four equal pieces. Color one piece. What fraction did you color?

I colored of the whole.

A grown-up’s garden guide

Plan for 10–15 minutes. Bring a pencil, crayons, and ten safe counters. Give your learner room to explain, and celebrate effort before speed.

Talk together

“How do you know you counted every flower?”
“Can you show that sum another way?”
“What makes these shares equal?”

Answer key

Counting: 3, 5; the drawing should show 7 flowers.
Addition and subtraction: 5, 6, 4.
Sharing: 1/4. Check that the four pieces are equal.

Take it further

Arrange six counters into two equal rows. Count in twos to ten. Find a circle and a rectangle around your room. Invite your learner to invent a new garden question.

My garden celebration

Today I tried ____________________________________________

Something I discovered __________________________________

Something to try next ____________________________________

Companion practice activities inspired by Nia and the Number Garden. Not pages from the original book.