A guide launched last month by Stirling Council, Early Intervention - a Celebration of Numeracy, sets out practical examples of how local schools are improving pupils' skills.
The guide, intended for both parents and teachers, explains how a Bob the Builder puppet and a 'Can you fix it?' bag of numbered building bricks can provide a context for teaching children how to solve simple addition and subtraction problems.
Other ideas include using toys, such as 'the bear who makes mistakes', as a focus for teaching children how to count, games such as snakes and ladders and equipment such as magnetic numbers on a board.
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