Fill-in-the blanks - a number sentence template for children to complete when consolidating their number pairs of 5. Aimed for children in Year R or Year 1, this sheet helps children to recall their number bonds/pairs to 5 - focussing on adding. Easily accessible to all levels and abilities due to the large space for writing, this can be completed independently or with adult support. I have found it useful to provide resources such as beads on a string or 5 small, manipulative objects related to the current learning focus to help guide the children. This resource could be used during the learning journey or as a simple assessment method at the end.

Useful for KS1 and Early Years but adaptable for all years. Following learning about healthy eating and a balanced diet, children can draw or write on their idea of a days balanced diet!

Read the time in words and draw the minute and hour hands on the clock face! The times are all half past the hour. This resource includes 2 pages of 6 clocks and times - these can be split into 2 sessions or used in one! You could also cut up the clocks for the children to select one at a time and stick in their books, making the activity less intimidating than being faced with a whole worksheet.

LEARN TO WRITE INSTRUCTIONS! Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)/Reception, key stage 1 (KS1) key stage 2 (KS2) An editable template for children to record instructions. This is suitable for all activities, use it to… Write out a cooking recipe (festive baking, anyone?) Record the rules of a board game Give instructions for carving a pumpkin …and much much more! This template allows plenty of space to record instructions through drawing pictures/symbols, or writing words, easy to differentiate. First, draw or write the things they need - eg. ingredients, equipment Next, draw or write the steps to complete the activity. This resource can simply be enlarged and printed in A3 size for the teacher to model (or even more space for drawing pictures). It could even be edited directly into the Word doc on an interactive whiteboard. Also available as a PDF for accessibility.

Teach number pairs of 10 at Christmas! A lesson worksheet, for consolidation, within a homework pack or as an independent extension activity. An easy festive activity. On each pair of Christmas trees, draw 10 baubles. Write the number sentence to match underneath. How many different ways can you put the baubles across the two trees? This resource includes two larger trees for the teacher to model, using buttons or other items to represent the baubles! This resource is suitable for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)/Reception and Key Stage 1 (KS1). Image credit: Google docs emoji

Teach number pairs of 5 at Christmas! A lesson worksheet, for consolidation, within a homework pack or as an independent extension activity. On each snowman pair, draw 5 buttons - how many different ways can the buttons be given out? Underneath each snowman pair, write the number sentence to match. This resource includes 2 A4 snowmen for the teacher to print out and use real buttons to demonstrate all of the number pairs of 5. This resource is suitable for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)/Reception and Key Stage 1 (KS1).

Count down to Christmas with this wonderful festive phonics advent calendar! Read a new phonetically accurate festive word each day and reveal the matching picture. This advent calendar uses graphemes up to the end of phase 5, including “alternative grapheme” “ow” for “snow”, or use the editable Word doc to change the pictures/words to fit the phonics phase of your class. This is ideal to differentiate for your children - choose the simpler, CVC / phase 3 sounds for those still practicing their early phonics. There are 3 layers to this advent calendar: 1. The numbers - cut these up and muddle them up! 2. The words - optional to include, put these above the pictures if you want the children to read the word before seeing the picture/without a picture clue. 3. The pictures and words - these are revealed last, did they read it correctly? The picture tables could be stuck together to make one big advent calendar (enlarge it on your printer to make a giant advent calendar!), or all cut out individually and hidden around a Christmas display board - the options are all yours! I would recommend laminating this resource and attaching small velcro dots or blu-tak, so it can better endure children’s eager hands and can be re-used year on year! Another option is to cut each number in half, to create “doors” to open and reveal the word/picture underneath. Image credit: Freepik (freepik.com)

CHRISTMAS EDITION! Teaching number pairs from 2 through to 10 using bar models - with a fun festive twist! For key stage 1 and early years foundation stage. Each individual worksheet contains a bar model per number pair. The top bar shows what number is represented by the bar model (the “total” amount), the second bar shows the amount using pictures and the third bar is for the number sentence. The children must draw the remaining pictures in the second bar to make the total (the “full” bar), they use this to write the number sentence below. The pictures are simple and recognisable for the children to continue drawing. This includes snowmen, christmas trees, presents, stockings, baubles etc. Bar model number pairs worksheet to consolidate learning, a homework pack, task extension or assessment piece! Only need specific number pairs? Get in touch and I am happy to upload them individually! Image credit Freepik (freepik.com)

Learn number pairs from 2 through to 10 with bar models and pictures! A lesson worksheet, consolidation, homework pack or extension activity. Key stage 1 and early years foundation stage/reception. Each individual worksheet contains a bar model per number pair. The top bar shows what number is represented by the bar model (the “total” amount), the second bar shows the amount using pictures and the third bar is for the number sentence. The children must draw the remaining pictures in the second bar to make the total (the “full” bar), they use this to write the number sentence below. The pictures are simple and recognisable for the children to continue drawing. This includes trees, balloons, cupcakes. teddy bears, leaves, flowers, bees, houses and butterflies. Image credit Freepik (freepik.com)