Ready to use resources, differentiated for a range of abilities. Creative activities designed to engage and challenge. Lessons inspired by a decade teaching in highly competitive prep schools and now by my two sons and the home learning I do with them. Always motivated to provide visually appealing and interactive resources. Download a free activity now to delight your class or children.
Ready to use resources, differentiated for a range of abilities. Creative activities designed to engage and challenge. Lessons inspired by a decade teaching in highly competitive prep schools and now by my two sons and the home learning I do with them. Always motivated to provide visually appealing and interactive resources. Download a free activity now to delight your class or children.
Looking for a motivating way to practise the number bonds to 10? Try this simple and colourful jigsaw pairs activity. Simply print and stick on a cereal box and cut out ready for childrem to start matching. A reusable and engaging activity to help embed the number bonds to 10. Four versions included, two colour and two black & white. Use in the classroom, for learning support or home learning.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• Colour version with dots only
• Colour version with dots and numbers
• Black & white version with dots only
• Black & white version with dots and numbers
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• Cut out rectangles and stick on to card such as a cereal box
• Cut out the jigsaw pieces
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• At home to consolidate learning in a relaxed and interactive way
• At school, make an interactive display with Velcro or use with individuals or a small group in learning support
Also available: Number Bonds to 5 Jigsaw Pairs, or pick up both for less in a bundle.
Need to help your child understand the link between their hand and the number bonds to 5? This simple set of worksheets helps your child to start making that connection and practise the number bonds to 5 in a variety of colouring and missing number questions. Suitable for home learning or support in the classroom.
Buy now or why not try the same activity for number bonds to 10 or even better get both of them by snapping up the bundle.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 9-page pdf with a variety of drawing, colouring and missing number tasks
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• None! Just print and provide some colours and a pencil
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• At home with a parent to guide
• With a small group or individual in class
Find more number bond activities here!
Need to help your child understand the link between their hands and the number bonds to 10? This simple set of worksheets helps your child to start making that connection and practise the number bonds to 10 in a variety of colouring and missing number questions. Suitable for home learning or support in the classroom.
Buy now or why not try the same activity for number bonds to 5 or even better get both of them by snapping up the bundle.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 9-page pdf with a variety of drawing, colouring and missing number tasks
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• None! Just print and provide some colours and a pencil
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• At home with a parent to guide
• With a small group or individual in class
Click here for more number bond activities!
Looking for a motivating way to practise the number bonds to 5 and to 10? Try these simple and colourful jigsaw pairs activities. Simply print and stick on a cereal box and cut out ready for children to start matching. A reusable and engaging activity to help embed the number bonds to 5 and to 10. Two versions included for both, one with dots and one with numbers and dots. Use in the classroom, for learning support or home learning.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 2 colour PDFs for both Number Bonds to 5 and Number bonds to 10
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• Cut out rectangles and stick on to card such as a cereal box
• Cut out the jigsaw pieces
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• At home to consolidate learning in a relaxed and interactive way
• At school, make an interactive display with Velcro or use with individuals or a small group in learning support
Number Bonds to 5 Jigsaw and Number Bonds to 10 Jigsaw available separately if preferred.
Click here for more number bond activities!
Children will enjoy practising key skills with these five festive activities, ideal for use at home or at school when only Christmas-themed will do. No preparation necessary, all ready-to-go for plenty of festive fun!
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• Christmas Phonics Crossword
• Snowflake dot-to-dot pictures
• Christmas draw the other half pictures
• Complete the picture
• Christmas Code
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• No preparation needed just print and go!
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• At school or at home to support key skills whilst enjoying some Christmas-themed fun!
Looking for more phonics crosswords? Click here!
THREE simple number bonds to 5 activities to engage your visual learners in Reception or at home. These sets of colouring, matching and missing number worksheets use dice dots, five-petalled flowers and hands to help create a visual memory of the number bonds to 5. The variety of tasks helps keep little ones interested and gets them applying their knowledge in a range of contexts.
Buy this value bundle for more variety and to help consolidate the number bonds to 5 facts.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 3 PDFs with a total of 15 pages including matching, colouring and missing number tasks
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• None! Just print and provide some colours
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• In the classroom with a group or individual
• At home with a parent to guide
Have fun practising stage 3 phonics with this activity for Reception age. This colourful set of puzzles focuses on one of the stage 3 phonics sounds and allows the child to hone their reading skills with a more playful and interactive task, taking the pressure off. Puzzles provided in two sizes and both colour and black & white.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 6 word puzzles large colour version (2 per A4)
• 6 word puzzles small colour version (4 per A4)
• Both sizes also provided in black & white
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• Cut out each puzzle and stick on card/cereal box
• Cut out the puzzle pieces once backed
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• Mix up the pieces and use as a table or floor puzzle at home or in the classroom
• Use Velcro to create an interactive display to keep coming back to
Download now and watch learning through play in action.
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Have fun practising stage 3 phonics with this activity for Reception age. This colourful set of puzzles focuses on one of the stage 3 phonics sounds and allows the child to hone their reading skills with a more playful and interactive task, taking the pressure off. Puzzles provided in two sizes and both colour and black & white.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 6 word puzzles large colour version (2 per A4)
• 6 word puzzles small colour version (4 per A4)
• Both sizes also provided in black & white
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• Cut out each puzzle and stick on card/cereal box
• Cut out the puzzle pieces once backed
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• Mix up the pieces and use as a table or floor puzzle at home or in the classroom
• Use Velcro to create an interactive display to keep coming back to
Download now and watch learning through play in action.
Click here for more fun phonics activities!
Need a more hands-on approach to teaching number bonds to 10? This matching activity will engage even reluctant mini-mathematicians. You can use this as an interactive display in your classroom or on the living room floor for a spot of home learning without the worksheets for your own child. Colourful child-sized hands make this a great resource to laminate and reuse to keep embedding those number bonds to 10.
Buy these jazzy hands now to get your children learning their number bonds in a fun and stress-free way.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 9 page PDF with 9 colourful pairs of hands and the matching number bonds to 10
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• Cut out the pairs of hands and number sentences separately
• Laminate each pair of hands and number sentence separately (back on to card if you don’t have a laminator)
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• Create an interactive display in the classroom using Velcro for the children to match up the hands and number sentences
• Spread them out on the floor or table and give your child one number sentence at a time to match up
Grab yours now to avoid another boring worksheet and see your children enjoy learning number bonds in full colour again and again.
More number bond activities available here!
A reflective all about me activity suitable for end of Year 5 (transition/meet your new class day) or start of Year 6. Children draw a self-portrait in the frame and write about themselves using the starting points provided. Use for a display at the beginning of the school year.
Included:
Teacher example to display whilst explaining task. Partially coloured in to illustrate decorative possibilities. (Start and end of year versions included)
Useful vocabulary handout
Blank pupil template
Labeled pupil template to support those who need it (Start and end of year versions included)
Instructions (preview image)
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5 end of summer term maths homework tasks suitable for year 6 or similar, in PDF format. Homework tasks are designed to be lighter for both pupils and teachers at the end of the school year (minimal to no marking required). Equally could be used as time filler tasks during the school day.
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A festive colouring activity linked to ratio. Differentiated 3 ways with an extra task at the end for all.
For more Christmas maths activities, click here!
Halloween themed possessive nouns activity. Children have to write the correct possessive noun, singular or plural, to complete the sentence. Children could write their answers on mini whiteboards and/or take turns to write on the board. Provided in ppt and pdf format.
For more grammar activities, click here!
3 quizzes: Summer, Sports Day and Wimbledon themed. Plus a codebreaking coordinates activity. Suitable for Year 6 or similar.
Answers included for all 4 activities.
A summer themed maths quiz in powerpoint format. Great for summer/end of term fun. Children could work individually, in pairs or small groups as required. Suitable for Year 6 or similar. A mixture of question types including percentages, fractions, ratio, and measurement.
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Children complete the symmetrical picture of the butterfly.
Differentiated as follows:
• LA complete the 1st quadrant only
• MA complete 1st and 4th quadrants
• HA decorate the template half given and complete by reflecting in the 2nd and 3rd quadrants.
An activity suitable for Year 6 or similar and great for end of summer term fun.
Also available:
Coordinates Symmetry 4 Quadrants Sun
Coordinates Symmetry 4 Quadrants Flower
Summer Symmetry Coordinate Pictures
Children complete the symmetrical picture of the flower.
Differentiated as follows:
• LA complete the 1st quadrant only
• MA complete 1st and 4th quadrants
• HA complete the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quadrants.
An activity suitable for Year 6 or similar and great for end of summer term fun.
Also available:
Coordinates Symmetry 4 Quadrants Butterfly
Coordinates Symmetry 4 Quadrants Sun
Children complete the symmetrical picture of the sun.
Differentiated as follows:
• LA complete the 1st quadrant only
• MA complete 1st and 4th quadrants
• HA complete the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quadrants.
An activity suitable for Year 6 or similar and great for end of summer term fun.
Click here for more coordinates activities!
A maths quiz for Year 6 or similar based around facts and figures to do with the Wimbledon championships.
Quiz is in PowerPoint format and could be used for children working in pairs or small mixed ability groups.
Mixed questions including time, area, fractions, percentages and mental calculations.
Answers included in PPT notes!
Why not try one of these?
Sports Day Maths Quiz
Summer Maths Quiz
Codebreaking Coordinates
A creative maths lesson for the Christmas period!
Included is a worksheet with differentiated tasks for the children to choose from, based around the idea of designing some Christmas wrapping paper using their maths skills.
Encourage children to choose skills they need to develop and the most able might choose more than one criteria for their designs.
A fun and absorbing task. Introduce by looking for mathematical elements in real or online examples.