How many 2D shapes can you see in this festive image? A fun and easy starter, extension or consolidation activity for Key Stage 1 (KS1) / Key Stage 2 (KS2) learning their extensive 2D shapes. They can identify circles, ovals rectangles / oblongs / quadrilaterals, squares, triangles, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, and more. Can you find the trapezium? These shapes are shown in the “commonly recognisable” orientation as well as irregular, count the sides to name the shape! Easy to differentiate, children could use a different colour to circle the different 2D shapes, or count them up as they find them and name them. Encourage the children draw their own festive picture using all the different 2D shapes they have learnt! This file downloads as an image, so you can insert it into your school’s standard template in a worksheet or add it to an existing worksheet. It can also be printed on its own. Alternatively, children could complete this activity using iPads / tablets and editing it on the screen. A further option is to project it onto the interactive whiteboard / screen, for the children to search for the shapes as a starter activity. They can record their answers in their books, on individual whiteboards or share them out loud, collaboratively as a class.

MATHS WORKING WALL DISPLAY LETTERS! EYFS/Reception, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Make your walls POP and engage your children and visitors in your numeracy/maths learning journey with these fantastic display title letters! Each letter in “Maths” contains related images. Covering a wide range of the curriculum, including: number, time, money, shape and much more. This pdf download prints the letters to A5 size (within margins) but you could easily enlarge or shrink them down to the size you need. Ready to cut out and display. Laminate for a longer lasting resource and use a coloured backing to really make them pop!

NUMERACY WORKING WALL DISPLAY LETTERS! EYFS/Reception, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Make your walls POP and engage your children and visitors in your numeracy learning with these fantastic display title letters! Each letter in “Numeracy” contains mathematic related images. Covering a wide range of the curriculum, including: number, time, money, shape and much more. This pdf download prints the letters to A5 size (within margins) but you could easily enlarge or shrink them down to the size you need. Ready to cut out and display. Laminate for a longer lasting resource and use a coloured backing to really make them pop!

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)

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.