Funky Fingers - Design Crowns
Early Years
Castles and Dragons
Prince and Princesses
Children use tweezers to move coloured stones onto the crowns to make a pattern.
Fill in the missing numbers
differentiated
0-5
5-10
10 - 15
15 - 20
I printed these out, laminated them in strips. The children write the missing number with a whiteboard pen, lower ability children place a number magnet in the correct place.
Finger Paint teen numbers
Children need to read the teen number and finger paint that number.
Rec/Y1 - Early Years Numeracy
3 differentiated worksheets
Recognising capital letters - highlight the letters that they recognise. Easy indicator of what letters to work on.
Reading zero to twenty. Tick when children are able to read these key words.
I do these assessments at the end of each full term. I then make groups of children to focus on similar sounds/numbers.
There is also a differentiated follow up maths worksheet for children to practise reading the numbers zero to twenty.
Sorting 2 digit and 3 digit numbers to 50 and 100 - differentiated.
Split up teen numbers. Left as a template, as I wrote my own numbers to differentiate.
Addition and subtraction worksheet/challenge for maths area - independent task.
Differentiated addition and subtraction worded problems.
Money - make a spider diagram of all the ways you can make 15p and 50p. My year 1s used numicon shapes. MAT started using multiplication, such as 5 lots of 10p make 50p (5x10=50).
x2 worksheets
Colour in half of the squares (lower ability)
Colour in half of the shape (middle ability)
Draw a line to show half of the shape using a ruler (higher ability)
Actions and Instruments -
Children used the flash cards to make a pattern with actions. Children took turns making the pattern for the rest of the group to make. Use 2D shapes for children to follow a pattern also.
Repeating Pattern Snakes -
My children used their fingers to paint a pattern on the snakes. My top group were encouraged to make 3 changes.
Counting 1p and 2p Coins - Reception Numeracy
DIfferentiated worksheets x4
My Reception children counted the coins in the purses and put the answers in the price tag.
Daily routine - Early Years
3 differentiated worksheets - I’ve attached both a PDF and an editable version.
Higher ability - draw what happens throughout the day (morning, afternoon, evening & night)
Middle ability - cut and stick pictures
Lower ability - draw a line to match events to the time of day that they take place.
Children will need to listen to the instruction read out by the teacher.
This will help them to develop their understanding of ‘left’ and ‘right’.
Worksheet - I’ve attached both copies, a PDF & an editable Word document.
Direction cards - I’ve used these in the woodlands as part of an outdoor learning activity. Children take it in turns to choose 5 instructions. They put sequence them and then tell their partner how to get to a treasure box/x marks the spot.
Direction cards - I’ve used these for BlueBot/BeeBot activities. Children sequence direction cards and then give their friend instructions to move BlueBot.
Reception - Recognise Numbers to 10
Highlight/tick the number as you show your child flash cards.
Write/type your children’s names along the left side of the table.
I also use this to assess number formation. I make notes about reversing numbers or poor formation in the comments box.
10 frame - painting activity with numbers up to 10
3 differentiated sheets with various numbers from 0 to 10.
I’ve attached a PDF & an editable word document.
I’ve also attached a Pudsey Bear 10 frame activity.
Halloween - Spider Counting to 10
This includes 2 games (PDF & Word documents to edit)
Spider pegs - children will need to peg on the correct number of legs to match the number on the spider.
Spider eyes - children will need to roll a dice to put the correct number of eyes on the spider.
I use these games for Halloween & minibeasts.
PDF & Editable Word document included
Flashcards of repeating patterns with 2D shapes to use in the enhanced provision as a stimulus to encourage the children to either copy or make their own repeating patterns.
Cutting skills activity for a TA task or in the provision. Children need to colour in then cut out the 2D shape.
Worksheet - look for the 2D shapes in the top half of the page. Write the correct number of shapes in the box.
Worksheet - 2D shape hunt record answers in a table (Differentiated for 3 ability groups).
Worksheet - tick the correct shape. Staff member to read out the sentence. E.g.‘Tick the circle’. Children need to search for the circle and tick it.
Worksheet - match the initial sound to the day of the week. Copy from the day from the word mat.
Worksheet - cut out the days of the week and stick them to the correct initial sound.
Worksheet - to write which day it will be tomorrow and which day it was yesterday.
Worksheet - daily routine. Draw a picture/write what you do on each day of the week. There are some picture of our week for ideas.
Seasons - draw a line from the season to the correct picture.
I’ve included the Word document (editable) and a PDF copy.
Enhanced provision activity mats
Early Years / Reception / Year 1
1 more and 1 less - laminate the sheets and encourage children to use objects (cubes, counters, compare bears) to find 1 more/1 less.
Outdoor learning - laminate the sheets and encourage children to find natural materials to find 1 more/1 less than the number in the middle of the table.
Worksheet - roll the dice and add 1 more/take 1 away and record your answer
Worksheet - count the pictures in the centre column, then add 1 more/take 1 away and record your answer. To differentiate for MAT children, can they write the number. To make it easier, children can record answers using drawings.
Worksheet - use the number line to record 1 more or 1 less than the number.
Worksheet - circle which picture has more/less
Editable Word document & PDF copy provided