Back In Time Dino Counters – 48 Pieces

Bring a prehistoric twist to early learning with Back In Time Dino Counters, a colourful set of 48 dinosaur counters for counting, sorting, matching and imaginative play. These engaging learning resources give children a practical way to explore early maths concepts, turning numbers and patterns into something they can see, move and discuss.

Featuring blue, red, orange, yellow, green and purple dinosaurs, the set offers plenty of opportunities for colourful discoveries. Children can organise their dinosaurs into groups, arrange them in sequences or create miniature prehistoric scenes while practising early learning skills.

Make Counting a Hands-On Adventure

Back In Time Dino Counters introduce counting through practical activities. Children can touch and move each dinosaur as they say a number, exploring the connection between number words and quantities.

Start with a small group of counters, then introduce larger collections as confidence grows. Ask children to count out dinosaurs for a pretend habitat, give a friend a particular number or check how many remain after some have wandered away.

These simple activities provide opportunities to practise counting carefully and checking answers through play.

Explore Sorting, Matching and Patterns

Six bright colours give children a clear starting point for sorting and matching. They can collect dinosaurs of the same colour, compare groups or explain how they have organised their collection.

Back In Time Dino Counters also make pattern activities easy to demonstrate. Create a repeating colour sequence for children to continue, leave a gap for them to complete or invite them to invent their own arrangement.

Discussing what comes next encourages children to look closely, recognise repetition and explain their thinking.

Introduce Addition, Subtraction and Comparing Quantities

Use the dinosaur counters to demonstrate simple number problems. Bring two groups together to explore addition, or move some dinosaurs away to investigate subtraction.

Children can compare collections using words such as more, fewer and equal. Arranging counters into rows can help them check quantities, while sharing dinosaurs between pretend homes introduces conversations about fair groups.

Because the counters can be moved and rearranged, children have opportunities to try an idea, check what happens and adjust their approach.

Encourage Imaginative Play and Communication

Beyond maths activities, Back In Time Dino Counters can inspire prehistoric stories and small-world adventures. Children might organise dinosaur families, create colourful herds or imagine a journey through a dinosaur landscape.

Shared play encourages conversation, turn-taking and explaining ideas. Adults can introduce vocabulary linked to colour, number and position, helping children connect new words with their actions.

Picking up, placing and arranging the dinosaurs also provides opportunities to practise controlled hand movements and hand-eye coordination.

Easy to Store and Ready to Revisit

Each dinosaur counter measures 6cm high, giving children a clearly visible resource for tabletop activities. The included storage bucket keeps the collection together between sessions, while the activity guide provides ideas to help adults introduce different learning experiences.

With 48 pieces, Back In Time Dino Counters offer a flexible resource for home learning, classroom maths activities and imaginative play. From matching colours to solving simple number problems, they provide ways to revisit familiar skills and introduce new challenges.

Product Features

• 48 dinosaur counters: An engaging collection for practical maths activities, allowing children to build groups, compare quantities and explore numbers through hands-on learning and imaginative play.

• Six vibrant colours: Includes blue, red, orange, yellow, green and purple dinosaurs, providing colourful opportunities for matching, sorting, grouping and creating repeating sequences.

• Counting practice: Children can move one dinosaur at a time while counting aloud, helping them connect spoken number words with the objects in their collection.

• Sorting and classification: Invite children to organise counters by colour, explain their choices and explore different ways to arrange the same collection during guided activities.

• Pattern exploration: Build repeating colour patterns for children to copy, continue or complete, then encourage them to create their own sequences for someone else to follow.

• Early addition activities: Combine small groups of dinosaurs to demonstrate addition visually, giving children a practical way to investigate how quantities change when groups join together.

• Subtraction through play: Move dinosaurs away from a group and count those remaining, using simple prehistoric stories to make early subtraction activities engaging and easy to follow.

• Compare and share: Explore more, fewer and equal quantities, or share dinosaurs between groups to encourage discussion about numbers, fairness and different ways of checking.

• Fine motor practice: Picking up and positioning individual counters provides opportunities to practise finger control and hand-eye coordination during purposeful tabletop play.

• Imaginative dinosaur adventures: Use Back In Time Dino Counters to inspire small-world stories, colourful dinosaur herds and shared play that encourages descriptive language, discussion and turn-taking.

• 6cm counter height: Each dinosaur stands 6cm high, making the counters easy to see when arranging groups, demonstrating number activities or creating patterns.

• Storage bucket and activity guide: Keep the counters together between sessions and explore the included activity ideas for fresh approaches to counting, sorting and playful learning.

Product Information

• Product name: Back In Time Dino Counters
• Set size: 48 pieces
• Colours: Blue, red, orange, yellow, green and purple
• Counter height: 6cm
• Includes: Storage bucket and activity guide