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Maths: Numbers

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Introduction to numbers, counting and number lines

Egg Number Line (Easter idea) Lots of colourful eggs! Numbers go up to 20. Includes eggs with no numbers so you can write your own too!	Numbers in the Environment A PowerPoint with lots of different pictures of numbers in the environment.	Shoe Design and Matching Activity 2 separate activities: 1. Match the shoes to make the correct pairs, 2. Design your own show - be sure to measure your foot and write your shoe size in the circle!
Door Number Banner A banner for a numbers display based on children's house numbers.	Door Number Banners You can use these as part of you wall display for 'Homes' or 'Significant Numbers'. You can also write a number and laminate them - Then, make mini envelopes and get the children to put the correct number of envelopes at each door (e.g. 3 envelopes at door number 3)	Current Buns Number Line - For use as a number line or song prop. - Ordering number activity. - Hide one current bun (say you ate it!) and ask children to work out which one you took.
Number Line: Stocking A Christmas themed number line. Can chn put the correct number of counters on each number?	Number Cards For numbers 1-10. Can use them as revision flash cards or for children's teacher role play area. Can also use them to make number line.	Number Line : Footballs For the football-mad children! Can use the to make a number line. Another idea: hide one football. Can chn tell you which one you took by ordering the numbers and seeing which one is missing?
The Hungry Caterpillar Number Track A number track for putting numerals or quantities in order. You can use counters to make activity more hands on.	Train: Number Track You can make this train as long as you want by adding on more carriages. Use the cards to make a number line (or sort from fewer to less with quantities).

1-to-1 Correspondence and Number Recall and Writing

Matching Numeral & Quantity Cut out the colourful fish and fishbowl, and write on the bowl a number. Can chn place the correct number of fish in the bowl? Can also laminate fish and place them in water (with paper clip) for a fishing game (need magnetic rod)	Fish bubbles - Number sequence Which numbers come next in the sequences? Includes a page with bubbles with no numbers in them so that you can differentiate the W/S by writing your own number sequences.	Jack & The Beanstalk - Count + Write Count the magic beans and write how many there are in the star.
Spotty Socks Numbers Can the children draw on the correct number of spots? (differentiated - 3 levels of difficulty) For an extension activity, see Socks Number Problems in 'Problem Solving: Addition, Subtraction, Halving and Doubling'	Autumn Leaves Stick the correct number of leaves on to the tree.	Count and Write the Numeral This is an example of one of the worksheets that you can use for children to practise 1-to-1 correspondence in counting, recalling the correct number that represents that quantity, and then writing the numeral. Can be used as for assessment too.
Count & Write Numeral - shapes Count the shapes (1-to-1 correspondence) and write the number in the star.	Draw the dots Draw the correct number of dots	My Aliens A set of differentiated worksheets. Draw the correct number of eyes for the aliens (2 sheets) and 1 sheet for problem solving.
Maths Count Down- Fireworks Make a paper cone and place it on top of an empty plastic milk carton (1 Litre). Count down from 10 - 0 and then whack the carton and the cone will shoot upwards! A set of differentiated worksheets	Number Hunt A simple activity (there are sheets for numbers 1-5). You can laminate these and get children who are not secure on a certain number to complete the activity.

Problem Solving: Addition, Subtraction, Halving and Doubling

Butterfly Addition For children to learn that there are many number bonds for one number. They can write the sum in the butterflies' bodies.	Socks Number Problems Can the children work out how many more spots they need to add to the socks? This activity helps develop number bonds understanding.	How many spots? Can children draw on the correct number of spots?
Take Away PowerPoint A quirky Power Point about Smiley who LOVES eating donuts. Introduces children to taking away 1 and then 2.	Goldilocks Porridge A simple activity to help children learn the + and = symbol	Picture Addition - Sweets A simple activity to help children learn the + and = symbol
Unifix addition You can show children how to add using Unifix cubes. A simple activity to help children learn the + and = symbol	Taking Away - Transport theme A simple activity for children to learn that taking away means that the quantity reduces	Take Away Cars A set of worksheets for taking away 1, 2, and 3.
Take Away Insects A set of worksheets for taking away 1, 2, and 3.	Halving PowerPoint A great resource (recommended by TES) that introduces children to halving. Meet Meredith and Harvey who are off to the sweet shop!	Doubling PowerPoint A great resource (recommended by TES) that introduces children to doubling. Follow Dobby as he explore the spaceship!
Number Bonds Chant Sing to the scouts chant

Money, Patterns and Symmetry

Dessert Menu Come up with names for each of the desserts e.g. magic pink cup cake, and set a price for them. You can laminate these and put them in your role play area.	Butterfly Symmetry - Level 1 You can cut and laminate these pictures and have children find the matching pairs.	Butterfly Symmetry - Level 2 You can cut and laminate these pictures and have children find the matching pairs.
The 3 Little Pigs-Building Materials To teach children about money. For children who are just beginning to learn about money, you could use only the 1p coins (use real coins buy laminating the sheets and sticking coins with blu-tac, or cut out the 1p pictures and stick them on). For more confident chn, you an introduce 2p.	Colour Repeating Patterns Can the children describe the patterns? Can they complete them?	Jack & The Beanstalk Can children identify the colours and describe the patterns? Can they complete them?

Maths: Numbers

Egg Number Line (Easter idea)

Lots of colourful eggs! Numbers go up to 20. Includes eggs with no numbers so you can write your own too!

Numbers in the Environment

A PowerPoint with lots of different pictures of numbers in the environment.

Shoe Design and Matching Activity

2 separate activities: 1. Match the shoes to make the correct pairs, 2. Design your own show - be sure to measure your foot and write your shoe size in the circle!

Door Number Banner

A banner for a numbers display based on children's house numbers.

Door Number Banners

You can use these as part of you wall display for 'Homes' or 'Significant Numbers'. You can also write a number and laminate them - Then, make mini envelopes and get the children to put the correct number of envelopes at each door (e.g. 3 envelopes at door number 3)

Current Buns Number Line

- For use as a number line or song prop. - Ordering number activity. - Hide one current bun (say you ate it!) and ask children to work out which one you took.

Number Line: Stocking

A Christmas themed number line. Can chn put the correct number of counters on each number?

Number Cards

For numbers 1-10. Can use them as revision flash cards or for children's teacher role play area. Can also use them to make number line.

Number Line : Footballs

For the football-mad children! Can use the to make a number line. Another idea: hide one football. Can chn tell you which one you took by ordering the numbers and seeing which one is missing?

The Hungry Caterpillar Number Track

A number track for putting numerals or quantities in order. You can use counters to make activity more hands on.

Train: Number Track

You can make this train as long as you want by adding on more carriages. Use the cards to make a number line (or sort from fewer to less with quantities).

Matching Numeral & Quantity

Cut out the colourful fish and fishbowl, and write on the bowl a number. Can chn place the correct number of fish in the bowl? Can also laminate fish and place them in water (with paper clip) for a fishing game (need magnetic rod)

Fish bubbles - Number sequence

Which numbers come next in the sequences? Includes a page with bubbles with no numbers in them so that you can differentiate the W/S by writing your own number sequences.

Jack & The Beanstalk - Count + Write

Count the magic beans and write how many there are in the star.

Spotty Socks Numbers

Can the children draw on the correct number of spots? (differentiated - 3 levels of difficulty) For an extension activity, see Socks Number Problems in 'Problem Solving: Addition, Subtraction, Halving and Doubling'

Autumn Leaves

Stick the correct number of leaves on to the tree.

Count and Write the Numeral

This is an example of one of the worksheets that you can use for children to practise 1-to-1 correspondence in counting, recalling the correct number that represents that quantity, and then writing the numeral. Can be used as for assessment too.

Count & Write Numeral - shapes

Count the shapes (1-to-1 correspondence) and write the number in the star.

Draw the dots

Draw the correct number of dots

My Aliens

A set of differentiated worksheets. Draw the correct number of eyes for the aliens (2 sheets) and 1 sheet for problem solving.

Maths Count Down- Fireworks

Make a paper cone and place it on top of an empty plastic milk carton (1 Litre). Count down from 10 - 0 and then whack the carton and the cone will shoot upwards! A set of differentiated worksheets

Number Hunt

A simple activity (there are sheets for numbers 1-5). You can laminate these and get children who are not secure on a certain number to complete the activity.

Butterfly Addition

For children to learn that there are many number bonds for one number. They can write the sum in the butterflies' bodies.

Socks Number Problems

Can the children work out how many more spots they need to add to the socks? This activity helps develop number bonds understanding.

How many spots?

Can children draw on the correct number of spots?

Take Away PowerPoint

A quirky Power Point about Smiley who LOVES eating donuts. Introduces children to taking away 1 and then 2.

Goldilocks Porridge

A simple activity to help children learn the + and = symbol

Picture Addition - Sweets

A simple activity to help children learn the + and = symbol

Unifix addition

You can show children how to add using Unifix cubes. A simple activity to help children learn the + and = symbol

Taking Away - Transport theme

A simple activity for children to learn that taking away means that the quantity reduces

Take Away Cars

A set of worksheets for taking away 1, 2, and 3.

Take Away Insects

A set of worksheets for taking away 1, 2, and 3.

Halving PowerPoint

A great resource (recommended by TES) that introduces children to halving. Meet Meredith and Harvey who are off to the sweet shop!

Doubling PowerPoint

A great resource (recommended by TES) that introduces children to doubling. Follow Dobby as he explore the spaceship!

Number Bonds Chant

Sing to the scouts chant

Dessert Menu

Come up with names for each of the desserts e.g. magic pink cup cake, and set a price for them. You can laminate these and put them in your role play area.

Butterfly Symmetry - Level 1

You can cut and laminate these pictures and have children find the matching pairs.

Butterfly Symmetry - Level 2

You can cut and laminate these pictures and have children find the matching pairs.

The 3 Little Pigs-Building Materials

To teach children about money. For children who are just beginning to learn about money, you could use only the 1p coins (use real coins buy laminating the sheets and sticking coins with blu-tac, or cut out the 1p pictures and stick them on). For more confident chn, you an introduce 2p.

Colour Repeating Patterns