Monster Adding Machine – I saw this in our Reception class this week and the kids loved it. They were studying the Gruffalo so there was a focus on monsters. The idea is to solve an addition sum by putting the number of fluffy balls in the left hand cylinder (in this case 3) and then putting the second number in the right hand cylinder (in this case 2). The total number comes out of the monster’s mouth for the children count (5). Thumbs up to the Reception teacher.