Experienced EYFS & primary teacher, SENCO delivering simple IWB maths games and resources to support teaching and learning in the Early Years and Key Stage 1. Reviews and suggestions for new games are most welcome.
Experienced EYFS & primary teacher, SENCO delivering simple IWB maths games and resources to support teaching and learning in the Early Years and Key Stage 1. Reviews and suggestions for new games are most welcome.
A simple FREE IWB maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support children’s early number skills within 10. Fully interactive and great for use on the IWB children are invited to say how many ladybirds are presented in the ten-frame and click on the matching numeral on the number track.
All amounts from 1 to 10 are presented. Although this resource is not endorsed by WRM this game links well EYFS and Yr1 White Rose Maths Planning and supports number recognition within ten. Children learn to recognise amounts from one to ten using the ten-frame.
This resource is 37 slides in length and also includes ladybird themed ten-frames showing amounts from 1 to 10. The ladybird ten-frames can be printed off, laminated and used as part of whole class teaching and learning. Ideal for independent investigative and small group activities exploring the composition of ten.
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A simple IWB maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support children’s early number skills and recognition of numerals from 1 to 10. Children say how many mini-beasts they can see presented in the ten frame and click the matching numeral on the number track. Following this, children say how many more mini-beasts would need to be added to make 10 and click the matching numeral on the number track. This game helps to support the development of children’s early number skills using a ten-frame. This resource is easily editable to include other arrangements of mini-beasts. This IWB resource inks well with Spring Term White Rose planning and the Unit Building 9, 10 (though is not endorsed by WRM).
This resource also includes mini-beast themed ten-frames that can be printed off, laminated and used to support children’s early number skills during whole class provision.
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A simple IWB maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support children’s understanding of making 5. Children say the amount of chicks presented in the 5-frame and click the matching numeral on the number track. Following this the children explore what is one more and one less and click the right answer on the number track.
A super simple Maths mental starter with an Easter Chick / Sping theme.
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A simple IWB maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support children’s understanding of numbers from 1 to 5. Children count the teddies presented in the 5 frame and click the matching numeral on the number track.
Following this children explore one more and one less teddies in the 5-frame.
An easy way to practise bonds to 5 and strengthen children’s symbolic number recognition of numbers from 1 to 5.
A simple IWB maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support the development of children’s early number skills. Children say how many beach balls are presented in the ten-frame and calculate one more. Children click on the correct numeral on the number track to identify what would be one more. All numbers from 1 to 10 are explored.
This resource also includes at the seaside themed ten-frames and number cards showing 1-10 in Sassoon Primary Infant Font. These can be easily printed off, laminated and used during whole class provision to support teaching and learning.
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A simple IWB maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support teaching and learning of early number skills. Children say how many coins are presented in the ten-frame and add more. Children click the matching numeral on the number track. All amounts of coins from 1 to 10 are presented in the slides. This resource is easily adapted to show different arrangements of the coins, if you wish.
This resource also includes ten-frame showing 1-10 coins in different arrangements. These are ideal to print off, laminate and can be used during independent learning activities to explore cardinality and adding one more.
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A simple IWB maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support early number recognition and counting skills with a Curling event Winter Olympic theme. Children count the number of curling stones in the ten-frame and click the matching numeral on the number track. An ideal activity to support early counting skills. This IWB maths game can be easily be adapted to include other arrangements of curling stones in the ten-frame that you wish.
A simple interactive IWB maths game, designed in Powerpoint showing how to make 10 pancakes in different ways. Children say how many pancakes they can see in the ten-frame and click the matching numeral on the number track from 1 to 10. Next, children click the matching numeral needed to make 10 pancakes altogether. An ideal way to practice counting on and number pairs to 10.
This resource also includes ten-frames showing pancakes from 1 to 10 that can be printed off and laminated to practise counting numbers to 10. These are great for follow up and small group activities during whole class maths provision.
If you enjoy using this game then please leave us a positive review. Join our growing online community on Twitter @Eyfsgames to hear about our latest games. Post a positive review in the next six weeks about any of our games / resources and we will send you any game of your choice to say thanks for your support.
A simple interactive maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support children’s understanding of number bonds to 10, with the theme of Pancake Day. Children count the number of pancakes presented in each ten-frame and click the matching numeral on the number track. This IWB game activity works well as part of whole class teaching and learning. Next, children are asked to say how many more pancakes would make 10 altogether. Children/teacher/TA click on the matching numeral on the number track to show how many more pancakes would make 10. The missing pancakes float in to the ten-frame and the number bond card is shown (for example, 3 and 7 make 10). All number bonds to 10 are presented in the slides.
This resources also includes ten-frame templates and number cards from 1 to 10 showing different arrangements of pancakes from 1 to 10. These cards are ideal for printing off, laminating and using as part of whole class provision to build children’s fluency with number bonds to 10.
A simple interactive maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support counting skills from 1 to 10 using a ten-frame. Children are invited to count the number of spiders in the ten-frame and click on the matching numeral on the number track. Amounts from 1 to 10 are presented in the slides in varying arrangements.
This resource also includes Spider themed ten-frames showing amounts from 1 to 10. Easily editable content.
A simple interactive white board activity/maths game that is great for modelling counting back from 10, The slides are fully interactive and the activity links well with White Rose Spring term planning session 6 “Counting back from 10 - Ten in a Bed”.
Children are presented with a variety of different cartoon animals in the bed and explore what would be one less by counting back from 10 using the Ten in a Bed nursery rhyme.
Following this different numbers of animals are presented in the bed. Children need to count the number of animals in the bed and click on the matching digit card.
Larger images of all the animals included in the Powerpoint are included at the end of the slides. These can be made into puppets which can be printed off and laminated for exploration in whole class provision or works well as a small group activity. Children can use their puppets to show how many animals are in the bed and practice counting back from 10.
A simple maths game, designed Powerpoint to support children’s knowledge of number bonds to 10. Children count the Easter eggs and say how many more eggs would make 10. Children click on the matching numeral that would make 10. An ideal starter activity for whole class teaching about number bonds. A good visual method to build fluency with number pairs to 10 using a ten-frame.
A simple number ordering game, designed in Powerpoint that is ideal for sharing on the interactive whiteboard as part of whole class teaching and learning with an Easter theme. Children are presented with 3 numeral cards and have to determine whether the cards are correctly or incorrectly ordered. Children / teacher can click ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to show whether they think the three numerals are ordered correctly. Nine different numeral sequences are included. Please note that, the slides are easily editable to include sequences of 3 numerals beyond 10 if you wish to add greater challenge.
The Powerpoint also includes smaller numeral ordering cards (x7) ideal for supporting children with special educational needs.
A simple interactive counting game, designed in Powepoint to support the development of children’s early number knowledge from 1 to 5. Children are presented with different amounts of poppies in the ten-frame. Children need to count the poppies in the ten-frame and identify and click the matching number digit card. Different ways of showing 2, 3, 4 and 5 are explored using the ten-frame. A great starter activity for use on the interactive whiteboard as part of whole class teaching and learning, exploring amounts from 1 to 5. Links well with WhiteRose planning and “5 Alive” unit in the Autumn term. Easily editable to build a greater level of challenge by introducing numbers beyond 5.
The Powerpoint slides also include ten-frame templates showing poppy amounts from 1 to 5 in various arrangements. The ten-frames can be printed and laminated and are ideal for any follow up independent learning opportunities or directed small group work.
A simple interactive maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support number recognition and cardinality to 20. Ideal for modelling counting skills on the interactive whiteboard as part of whole class teaching, using a ten frame for number up to 20. Links well with WhiteRose Maths planning for Building 9 and 10 and 20 and Beyond. Children count the number of racing cars at the Grand Prix presented in the ten-frames. Amounts from 1 to 20 are displayed. Children identify and click on the matching number card to show how many cars are displayed in the ten-frame. Easily editable to suit your needs.
This Powerpoint also includes car racing ten-frames templates (cards from 1 to 10) that can be printed off and laminated to support independent learning activities.
A simple IWB minibeast ten-frame themed maths game, designed in PowerPoint to support the development of early number skills from 1 to 10 using a ten frame. Children are presented with different amounts of minibeasts in the ten-frames. Children match the amount shown by clicking the correct digit on the number track. This game is fully interactive and is an ideal teaching tool designed for use on the interactive whiteboard. The game progresses to using number bonds and pairs of numbers that make 10. Ideal for practising and developing fluency with number bonds. This resource also includes FREE minibeasts ten-frames showing varying amounts from 1 to 10. The ten-frames can be printed off and laminated for use during independent learning activities exploring the composition of ten.
If you enjoy using this resource with your class, then please give us a positive review. Download this Minibeast Ten-frame IWB game and post a positive review and we will send you any game of your choice to say thanks for your support. Many thanks.
A simple maths game, designed in Powerpoint that is ideal for sharing via the interactive whiteboard as a whole class maths starter. Children are presented with a ten-frame showing different amounts of farm animals from 1 to 10 and have to click the matching numeral on the number line.
Later on, this progresses to asking the children how many more animals would be needed to make 10. This activity reinforces children’s knowledge of number bonds using the ten-frames.
This Powerpoint includes ten-frames showing various farm animals from 1 to 10 and is easily editable. The ten-frames can be printed out and laminated as an independent follow up activity that can be used in a variety of different ways.
A simple interactive maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support the development of subitizing skills in EYFS. Ideal for sharing on the interactive whiteboard as part of whole class teaching and learning. Great as a mental warm up / starter activity. Children are presented with 1 to 5 hearts in a variety of different arrangements. Children are encouraged to subitize (instantly say the number of hearts without counting) and click on the matching number. Fifteen different arrangments are shared in the slides. At the end of the slides 12 smaller flash cards showing different arrangements for 5 are shown to explore different ways of arranging the hearts. This leads to an exploratory activity during independent learning where children can investigate all the different ways of arranging 5 chocolate hearts in a box with nine spaces.
A multi-purpose Pancake Day themed play-dough mat that can be laminated to support the development of early counting and cardinality skills in the early years. Children can make play-dough pancakes and place them on each empty frying pan on the mat.Works well as a small group game and ideal for assessing number knowledge and cardinality. Also works well for show me one more / one less pancake.
A simple interactive maths game, designed in Powerpoint to support the development of children’s subitizing skills - the ability to instantly recognise number amounts from 1 to 5 (without counting). Children are presented with different arrangements of pancakes from 1 to 5. Children identify the number of pancakes shown and click the matching number card. This is an ideal activity to develop subitizing skills. An ideal activity for whole class teaching with the theme of pancakes. As a follow up activity children can make their own play-dough pancakes and arrange their pancakes in different ways using the play-dough boards. This also works well as a small group follow up activity - For example, by asking the children “Can you make me (x amount) of pancakes with the play-dough?” “Show me (x amount) of pancakes.” Ideal for assessing ELGs in a fun way.