Visual of balancing scales showing 4+2 = 5+1 Could be used alongside Maths Makes Sense ditty "same value, different appearance" Good as an extension task for more able children

A variety of activities taken from different (mainly American) websites on beans. 1. Maths ideas (sorting, matching, counting, capacity and pouring, estimation, time and change, measuring, direction) 2. Growing beans and bean sprouts 3. Collages, songs and music 4. Drama Great ideas to go alongside Jack and the Beanstalk

2 or 3 black shapes overlapping each other. Children to guess what 2D shapes they can see. Shapes animated to move apart.

Children to draw 20 legs (or as many as they can upto 20) on the caterpillar. Also provides them with the opportunity to write their numerals in order on the body or underneath.

Topic planner mindmap covering the job of a postal clerk, post-person, Post Office and sorting office roles and role-play, as well as writing opportunities

Pictorial instructions to make a jam sandwich - ideal for Foundation Stage/KS1.

Children to write down their number bonds to 10 on the legs of the spider. Differentiated, so more able could complete the possible two multiples of 10 to make 100.

Board game designed to celebrate the 2012 Olympic games. Start at the Wenlock mascot and travel around. When you land on a medal space, get that coloured Olympic ring. Can move between rings using the 2012 logo space. Winner is the person that has collected all five coloured rings and raced to the Mandeville mascot to end. Hope you enjoy playing. If so, please rate and leave feedback :)

A captioned sheet with space left for children to draw/use small maths resources to find the different ways to make 5 (0+5, 1+4, 2+3, 3+2, 4+1, 5+0)

Rhyming clues for an outside number treasure hunt

A set of 9 posters, each displaying a numeral from 1-9. Each numeral contains images to represent that number, as well as the addition number bond sentences and shapes with that number of sides. Thanks to The First Grade Parade blog who inspired me.

Simple doubling word problems for children to solve. I have used for homework in the past.

Topic planner mindmap outlining the topic of Seasons (mainly Autumn) and seasonal weather of wind and rain. Focus on non-fiction reading and writing

Topic planner mindmap to outline mini topic content. Some ideas are adult-led and some child initiated, although this is not indicated here. Hope my plans are of use to others. Happy New Year xx

Topic planner mindmap for Christmas activities, plus Bears. Activities planned across the 6 areas of learning

Letter from Spiderman written as an intro to 3D shapes and structures. Children encouraged to use the construction toys to build a new lair for him.

Profile guidance with all PSRN profile points on, including links to other profile area scales. Useful for co-ordinators when moderating profile points.

A Shared Reading book, alongside other worksheets and resources. For use in Literacy lesson, YR Term 3 - Reading Non-fiction - recounts Key words and key sentences for contextual reading, and sequencing. Recount writing sheets differentiated for independent writing, and supported writing. Other topics covered: Reading; Stories.

Labels for a variety of measures based numeracy topics. Capacity, weight and height/length. Also blank worksheets for measures subjects.

A tally and frequency chart made to record the number of siblings each child in the class has. Used to introduce and practise tally writing and interpreting simple survey results.