Sorting Office Maths Resources (EYFS/KS1)

For Reception and KS1 children (aged 4–7 years old)

The resources in this collection provide an introduction to the postal service.
Find out how the post is sorted, transported and delivered at each stage of
its journey.

Learning Objectives:
• Understand the real-world context of how the post is sorted
• Understand what a sorting office is and the different jobs that happen there
• Apply this knowledge to maths-based activities and tasks.

Curriculum Links:
• ELGs for number and numerical patterns including odds and evens
• Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words
• Sequence events in chronological order using language
• Recognise and name common 3-D shapes
• Use place value and number facts/number bonds to solve problems

What’s included:
• Teachers’ Notes
• Videos
• PowerPoints
• Printables
• Interactive PDFs

Videos to accompany the four introductory PDFs can be found below:

1. What happens when you send a letter?
2. What is a sorting office?
3. How are letters and parcels sorted?
4. What jobs are there in a sorting office?

Schools visiting The Postal Museum can book The Sorting Office Maths Challenge learning programme from September 2023, giving students an opportunity to use their mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills in a real-world context.

To find out more, or to book a visit The Postal Museum’s website.

These resources were developed with support from The Portal Trust.