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.

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.

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.

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)

x2 worksheets Positional language year 1 - next to, below, above, between, under etc. Turns - whole, half and quarter turns - cut and stick activity

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).

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.

Finger Paint teen numbers Children need to read the teen number and finger paint that number. Rec/Y1 - Early Years Numeracy 3 differentiated worksheets

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.

Reception Numeracy Money Coin recognition Identify various coins Differentiated worksheets - recognise 1p coins, recognise 1p and 2p coins, recognise 1p, 2p and 5p coins, recognise 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins. Children need to colour the coins in the correct colour.

Order Value of Coins - Reception Numeracy cut and sticking activity learning objective - order value of coins money

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.

I put challenges around the classroom for TA's to read. Maths Reception Foundation Phase

One more, one less Bingo Activity numeracy year 1 number

Roll the Dice to 100 Work individually, in pairs or small groups Number Addition

Numeracy Challenges - Year 1

Fact Families - Differentiated Worksheets Numeracy Year 1 Numbers to 10 Addition and Subtraction