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
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.
Classroom timer - fill up the marble jar! (5 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 (5 minutes). Great for tidy up time in the Early Years, simple classroom activities or for building an understanding of time.
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 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.
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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
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.
How many children can play here? Visual number display posters
A set of 10 posters to display how many children can play in each area, from 1-10.
Each poster has a photograph featuring the corresponding number of children, to support early number recognition development.
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.
Morning Tasks for the Interactive Whiteboard
A Powerpoint presentation featuring over 25 different ‘morning task’ activities. We’ve found this really useful to display first thing in the morning – to keep children busy learning as they sit on the carpet during Register time. Children study the scenes independently before we come together and discuss them as a whole class. Also great for those times when you find yourself with a spare five minutes and a classful of children! A selection of activities is provided, including:
*Reading Tasks – children read words and find the corresponding objects hidden in pictures
*Number Hunts – children find hidden numbers in a variety of scenes (1-10/1-20)
*Tricky Word Wordsearches – children hunt for the tricky words hidden (always left > right)
*2D Shape Hunts – children search for examples of 2D shapes in pictures
*Spot the Difference – great for Listening and Attention, Communication and Language skills
Some scenes are more challenging than others, and words in the Reading tasks are fully editable so you can make them more complex as children’s reading skills progress.
Price Tags for Role Play Shop - Coins and Money - Editable
A large selection of price tags for use in a role play shop or Maths lesson.
The price tags feature different coin combinations for 1p - 20p, allowing teachers to differentiate their resources and to support mathematical progress. We use these both for role play shops and as a matching game when introducing money - separating the price labels from the coins and asking children to match the totals.
Includes:
Simple price tags 1p - 10p featuring only 1p coins
Differentiated price tags 1p - 10p featuring two different coin combinations, using both 1p coins and 2p coins
Differentiated price tags 5p - 20p featuring 5p coins, 10p coins and 20p coin
Blank price tag templates for children to create their own
The download includes a ready-to-print PDF file as well as an editable Word document, should you wish to create your own combinations of coins and price tags with the templates.
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.
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.
Forest School Activities - Ideas for Outdoor Learning in EYFS and beyond
A PDF document with over 20 ideas for outdoor activities, in line with the Forest School approach to education (I have received formal training in the Forest School approach). Detailed photographs are included to support the explanation of each activity. Can also be used for staff training or INSET sessions, or simply to gather ideas to improve outdoor practice and provision.
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’).
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.
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.