This pack includes 2 x 5 days (2 weeks) of planning for subitising which includes: A small group or whole class input each day Group or individual task each day Differentiation 3 ways where appropriate Resource list each day Planning for the child initiated provision so children can practise their skills 1 home learning task The pack also includes all the digital resources needed to carry out the planning- Interactive whiteboard slides and activities as well as printable activities. Resources include: Subitising cards (printable) for matching game, snap activity and Bingo. Bingo boards (printable) Tens frame introduction – interactive whiteboard slides Real world subitising activity – interactive whiteboard slides Number cards (printable) 2 x dice activity worksheets (printable) 1 x number shape worksheet (printable) tens frames (printable) dice game creative activity (printable) Printable note to parents explaining the home learning task You will also need access to items which are not included: Number shapes such as Numicon Dice Counters Chalk Paints Game Selection of board games The inputs and activities are suitable for young children and consist of a range of practical activities as well as a couple of work sheet style tasks. Printable resources are designed so that they can be used during an adult led task but also left in the provision for children to access independently later to practise their skills.

Frozen themed tens frame for use in early maths.

Number cards to 10 featuring Frozen characters. Cards show the numeral, numicon piece and the corresponding number of Frozen characters.

A home learning sheet with instructions for parents about how to use advent calendars to improve early maths skills. There is also instructions for children to make their own advent calendar.

Christmas themed subtraction problems for Reception (challenge) or Year 1. Pictures used to represent numbers as a very simple introduction to algebra.

A Christmas themed resource to support teaching repeating patterns (2 and 3 repeats) Power point activity for the interactive whiteboard where children need to complete the repeating patterns. They will develop the skills to identify, describe and continue patterns, Differentiated cut and stick activity where children can then independently complete repeating patterns and also make their own. Children will practise the skills to identify, describe and continue patterns, The cutting also develops fine motor skills. The patterns have pictures missing both at the end and in the middle and the resources include patterns with 2 and 3 repeats.

A Halloween themed resource to support teaching repeating patterns (2 and 3 repeats) Power point activity for the interactive whiteboard where children need to complete the repeating patterns. They will develop the skills to identify, describe and continue patterns, Differentiated cut and stick activity where children can then independently complete repeating patterns and also make their own. Children will practise the skills to identify, describe and continue patterns, The cutting also develops fine motor skills. The patterns have pictures missing both at the end and in the middle and the resources include patterns with 2 and 3 repeats.

Everything you need for a counting and addition activity linked to Pancake Day. Differentiated 3 ways, children count out and add up toppings on a pancake. Suitable for EYFS and KS1. It includes: 18 challenge cards- differentiated 3 ways: adding 3 numbers, adding 2 numbers, counting out a number of items Fruits and pancakes that can be printed and cut out to be used as an aid for working out and as a creative activity Fruit themed number lines Suggested set up- photo with notes This could be used as a totally practical activity (as in my suggested setup- included in resource) OR it can be a more formal written activity if children were to stick the challenge cards in books and write out their working. This could be accessed on screen for home learning and children could draw the fruits needed - to make it usable without an ability to print

A resource to support addition and number work with a Valentines Day Love Heart Theme. Children will lay beads/items on the hearts to assist them to add two or three numbers. This resource includes 2 sheets for children to use to add either 2 or 3 numbers. Laminate or put in poly-pockets to allow children to write on it with a dry wipe pen.

Resource and set up required for a weight investigation based on the Three Little Pigs story. Can be used in provision as an independent investigation or as a maths lesson. Children will test the weights of different animals using the balance scale to find out which ones weigh more than three pigs. Resource includes: Photograph of the type of set up needed Printable sheet for children to record their findings Resource list

18 maths activity home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years). The focus is shape, space and measure. It is relevant and aligned to the Development Matters age bands and the new curriculum. Activities include basic measuring, weighing, pattern making and building as well as shape activities. There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. There is an additional sheet of guidance for parents to assist them to support maths learning at home. Can be sent out during school closures, to support remote learning or as a homework or home learning grid.

2 weeks of maths activities home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years). The focus is on Number (numeral) recognition and counting skills. There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Children can choose to do 1 per day to complete but you could suggest more. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. There is an additional sheet of guidance for parents to assist them to support maths learning at home. activities for children support for parents Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where this provided 2 weeks f activities, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar. This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.

The numbers 0-20 on Autumn leaves. This resource can be printed out and laminated and cut into cards. The cards can be used for number activities such as matching quantities to the digit, or digit ordering. They can also be used for display. The numbers are on a photograph of a leaf which lends to a more neutral, natural aesthetic than illustrated/ drawn images. They would be perfect for use when learning about Autumn or whilst doing outdoor learning or forest school.

Mud kitchen recipes based on the theme of Frozen. The children work out the addition sums to follow the recipe. Laminate and pin to the mud kitchen.

Space themed addition word problems for Reception or Year 1. There are a couple of examples on a power point which can be shown to the class and the children can work together to work out the answers. Animations make the word problem, and how to work out the answer visual. Then there are differentiated questions (answers below 10 and answers 10-20) to be printed and completed by the children with a self assessment area on them. At the end there is further ‘mastery’ type questions, which allow for discussion and are clearly explained using pictures to support. There is a mastery question to be printed and completed by the children also.

I taught this using the first 2 slides as an introduction and worked with the class to find out the answers. Then children completed the questions in speech bubbles (differentiated) by physically dividing up the the cakes between the Harry/Meghan/ the Queen / Prince William who were stuck on plastic plates. Cakes to print and laminate provided, but you could use real ones. Sheets to record on also. Please leave a review if you liked this resource!

4 mini beast themed subtraction differentiated activities Reception/ Year 1 activity 1- pre- algebra/ missing number activity, ‘mini beast secret code’ - children use the pictures to solve the number sentences activity 2- differentiated subtraction number sentence cards for children to pick and solve. activity 3- differentiated mini beast themed word problems activity 4- plan and resources for practical subtraction activity - bees. Opportunities for demonstrating inverse operation as extension for this task. Also includes bee number cards 0 to 20 which children can order, as well as using for activity 4 (ELG number) These can be used as adult led activities, class work, or in continuous provision (if modelled first)

4 summer themed subtraction differentiated activities Reception/ Year 1 activity 1- pre- algebra/ missing number activity, ‘Summer secret code’ - children use the pictures to solve the number sentences activity 2- differentiated subtraction number sentence cards for children to pick and solve. activity 3- differentiated summer themed word problems activity 4- plan and resources for practical subtraction activity in the sand pit. Also includes beach hut number cards 0 to 20 which children can order, as well as using for activity 4 (ELG number) These can be used as adult led activities, class work, or in continuous provision (if modelled first).