Early Years Resources
Resources designed to improve provision and practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage, produced by a Reception teacher. Please email any queries to EYFS_Resources@outlook.com.
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Resources designed to improve provision and practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage, produced by a Reception teacher. Please email any queries to EYFS_Resources@outlook.com.
Maths for early years
EYFS Home Corner Role Play - Washing Machine front dial and washing instructions
A washing machine front dial for supporting reading and mathematical development in the Early Years. Numbered to 9 with simple symbols and words. Also included are washing instructions - simple sentences to display in the home corner.
EYFS Airport Role Play - Pilot and Cockpit Controls for display
A set of cockpit controls for use in an airport/aeroplane role play, to support Reading and Mathematical development through purposeful play. Includes speed controls (numbers to 10), position display, sentences to read (e.g. turn on the seatbelt sign), cockpit photograph, world map and flight speed dial.
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EYFS Airport/Aeroplane Role Play Resource Pack
A complete set of resources for an Airport or Aeroplane Role Play station, designed to support reading, writing and mathematical development within the Early Years. Includes:
Aeroplane windows for display
Arrivals and Departures Boards
Boarding Passes
Flight Attendant Checklist
In-flight entertainment TV screen
In-flight food and drink menu
Pilot and Cockpit controls
Question posters for display
EYFS Home Corner Role Play - To do lists to support reading, writing and number development
Differentiated ‘To do lists’ for display in the Home Corner, to support early reading, writing and number development. Includes a simple word version, a simple sentence verison and a blank template for children to fill in themselves. Lists are numbered 1-5.
Visual Playdough Recipe and Ingredients
A visual playdough recipe and separate ingredients sheet with simple photographs for each step. Designed to enable children to follow the recipe independently.
EYFS Airport Role Play - Boarding Passes - Writing opportunity
Boarding passes for use in an airport role play. A reading/writing opportunity to support purposeful role play. Also features a clock for children to draw the hands on to support early mathematical development.
1 more, 1 less - Number posters to 10 - One more, one less
One more, one less posters: Number displays to 10.
Each poster is on its own A4 page and features a representation of the number in three different ways - on fingers, as Numicon number shapes and as objects - as well as 1 more and 1 less than that number displayed in the same way. There is also a blank poster for children to complete themselves in continuous provision or as a home learning task.
Numbers 1 to 5 - Maths Mastery Interactives
Five separate Powerpoint presentations for the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, delivered in rhyme. Children have the opportunity to:
Recognise the numerals in different real-life contexts.
Understand the ‘one-ness’ of one; the ‘two-ness’ of two - what do they mean?
Interact with the resources, e.g. Put 5 socks on the washing line.
Designed to engage young learners through story and rhyme, supporting them to become secure in the basics of mathematics.
Consistent with Maths Mastery and White Rose schemes of learning.
White Rose Maths Resource Pack - EYFS - Spring
A selection of Maths resources for use with White Rose planning. We use these alongside our Autumn and Spring term planning. Includes 16 different resources:
Part-whole diagram templates (large)
Part-whole diagram templates (worksheets)
Dot plates to 10
5 frame and 10 frame templates (large and worksheets)
3D Shape Hunt template
3D Shape Nets (cubes, cuboid, pyramid)
Images for sorting into 6, 7, 8
Double-sided counters
Ladybird templates
Numeral and Matching cards 1-10
Weight measurement recording sheets
Calendar templates
Sheep masks (for acting out number bond stories)
Alien characters (for acting out Numberblocks episodes)
Autumn and Spring planning (12 weeks each) are also available for purchase in my store.
Advent Calendar - Christmas Maths - Number Jokes
An interactive advent calendar for a bit of fun during the festive period. Children can click on a number from 1-25 for a silly number joke each day from a Numberblock. Great for number recognition during Maths starter activities, or whenever you find yourself with a spare five minutes and a classful of children!
Number Rhymes - Maths Books
A selection of 5 different books for the number rhymes:
5 Little Ducks
5 Little Monkeys
5 Fat Sausages
5 Little Speckled Frogs
10 Green Bottles
We have printed these out, laminated them and turned each number rhyme into a book. We leave them in our continuous provision with some props, to support children to act out the rhymes independently.
Supports mathematical development and early number sense.
Classroom Timer - fill up the marble jar! (2 minutes)
A simple Powerpoint animation for use as a timer in the primary school classroom. Children must complete an activity before the jar fills up with marbles (2 minutes). Great for tidy up time in the Early Years, simple classroom activities or for building an understanding of time.
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Classroom Timers
Two classroom timers (2 minutes and 5 minutes). Children must complete an activity before the jar fills up with marbles. Great for tidy up time in the Early Years, other simple classroom activities or for building an understanding of time.
EYFS On Entry Maths Assessment
On Entry Maths Assessment for the Early Years - featuring Number assessments as well as areas of Shape, Space and Measure. A simple one page document ideal for capturing a snapshot of children’s mathematical understanding on entry and as children develop throughout the year.
EYFS Airport Role Play - Arrivals and Departures boards for display
Arrivals and Departures boards for display in a role play airport, to support reading and mathematical development in the Early Years. Arrivals board features countries while Departures board features cities. Both have times (1.00-10.00) to support mathematics, as well as statuses to support early reading (e.g. ‘go to the gate’).
Bakery Role Play Price Book
A price book designed for a Bakery role play area. Featuring photographs of various bakery items with visual prices and ways of making the amounts in different ways, using 1ps and 2ps.
Number Posters 1 - 20
A4 posters for the numbers 1-20. Each numeral contains a selection of images to represent that number, e.g. dice, tallies, shapes, fingers, money, objects etc. Consistent with a Maths Mastery approach to teaching - supports pupils to become fully secure in early mathematical concepts.
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Number Hunts - Numeral Recognition bundle
Two Powerpoint presentations that each comprise ten different scenes - each with the numbers 1-10 or 1-20 hidden within them.
These have proved really successful within my Early Years setting to develop and secure numeral recognition. We often use them as Maths Starter activities and they have engaged pupils very well. Some scenes are more challenging than others, though it consistently surprises me how much better children are at spotting the numbers than adults!
There are lots of different ways of using these resources to ensure appropriate pitch and challenge:
*We write the numbers 1-10 or 1-20 on our class board and tick them off as we find them in the pictures. Ensuring that we search for the numbers in order has really helped to secure number sense.
*We ask children to describe where the numbers are, supporting them to use positional language and to develop their speaking and listening skills, e.g. “The number 10 is next to/on top of/underneath the table”.
*Children can write the numbers on their own whiteboards and work on the activity individually - this way they also get practice of writing the numerals.
*We provide a checklist for children to tick them off themselves as we search for the numbers together as a whole class, supporting children to ‘match’ the numbers as we develop early number sense.
*We have often found that children are inspired to go and create their own ‘number hunt’ pictures independently after our Maths sessions, which then provides lots of evidence for our Learning Journeys and ensures that learning is embedded.
The presentations are also available as individual downloads in my store.
Number Hunt to 10 - Numeral Recognition Activity
A Powerpoint presentation that comprises ten different scenes - each with the numbers 1-10 hidden within them. This has proved really successful within my Early Years setting to develop and secure numeral recognition. We often use it as a Maths Starter activity and it has engaged pupils very well. Some scenes are more challenging than others, though it consistently surprises me how much better children are at spotting the numbers than adults!
There are lots of different ways of using this resource to ensure appropriate pitch and challenge:
We write the numbers 1-10 on our class board and tick them off as we find them in the pictures. Ensuring that we search for the numbers in order has really helped to secure number sense.
We ask children to describe where the numbers are, supporting them to use positional language and to develop their speaking and listening skills, e.g. “The number 10 is next to/on top of/underneath the table”.
Children can write the numbers on their own whiteboards and work on the activity individually - this way they also get practice of writing the numerals.
We provide a checklist for children to tick them off themselves as we search for the numbers together as a whole class, supporting children to ‘match’ the numbers as we develop early number sense.
We have often found that children are inspired to go and create their own ‘number hunt’ pictures independently after our Maths sessions, which then provides lots of evidence for our Learning Journeys and ensures that learning is embedded.
A 1-20 Number Hunt activity is also available for purchase in my store.
Reception Maths Medium Term Planning - Summer Term
An editable medium-term planning format for the Spring Term in Reception, for Mathematics. Features assessment points from Development Matters to show curriculum coverage. The 12 week planning we use alongside this is available for purchase in my store.