Here is a fun activity using 6 coloured blocks which children cut out from the sheet provided. Each block has a different word/s - beside, in between, above, under, below, next to. Children are given the tasks of a. recreate the patterns in the 3 patterns given b. create patterns of their own ensuring that the words make sense e.g. under must be under at least one other brick. You could make this a competitive game where children work in pairs or groups and see how many different combinations they can come up with. Extend / differentiate using less blocks or using lego or other blocks for practical activities.

A counting resource where children count the spots on each of the legs of the sea creature/octopus and then count how many spots altogether. There are 8 worksheets with different totals. Children can also begin to use their estimating skills.

3 Toys colour worksheets for children learning to count to 20 and to write their numbers. The worksheets are also in black and white. There is a blank template included for you or your children to use.

4 worksheets showing 10 pictures for children to count and write the numbers underneath. Black and white versions are included. Links to the themes: Oceans and Seas, Water, Animals or Sea Creatures.

An EYFS / KS1 Data Handling Activity linked to Science. 4 pages of colour cards for children to name, sort and classify including: Nature Animals Foods There is also a blank template for you to use for drawing, pasting or adding more of your own pictures.

5 colour posters and 5 black and white posters or worksheets for children to colour in when learning about the number 4.

A fun cut out activity for National Teddy Bear Day or a topic on Bears or Toys. Create into pairs games or Lotto boards. Match bears Match bears on chairs Match colour to black and white bears Lovely designs of chairs that children will enjoy colouring in too.

Young children will enjoy this game of colour sorting and matching. There are 9 colour words and splats to match to 9 pictures for each colour. Cut out and laminate and reuse.

A powerpoint for the Smartboard on the theme of Pirates. Children count items up to 10 and at the end try to recall how many of each item there were. The slides can be printed out and used on displays or in counting activities.

Here are 10 slides for your Smart Board or for you to print out and use for activities on Number, Water or an Animals topic. They also make a nice display for the classroom wall.

A collection of activities with a winter clothing theme and a maths link. Children can match and colour gloves and mittens to make them the same. They can design their own gloves. There are matching cards to cut out and laminate and use for matching, sorting, making pairs. There is a worksheet for children to colour each hat differently. Suitable for EYFS and KS1

36 pictures of things that *work * for children to discuss and sort into rooms of the house where they might be found. Children can cut and paste pictures or use the grids to write lists.

An early science activity where children are introduced to pushing and pulling with 4 pages of pictures for them to talk about and sort.

These 8 worksheets give children a chance to practice their handwriting skills and pencil control. Left handed children may find these easier than traditional symmetry sheets. Each sheet gives children two pictures to complete.

4 activity sheets for children learning about materials, wool, crafts or animals. Sheet Colour the things that are made from wool Nanny has 5 balls of wool - colour them in the correct colours Count how many of each colour balls of wool and write the numbers Writing about knitting or list writing

5 KS1 worksheets with a Christmas fun theme. find the 10 differences between the 2 pictures colour the picture find the 5 hidden elves count how many of each Christmas character you see make your own Christmas card

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. A set of cards showing big and small picture symbols in both colour and black and white. Children can cut and match or sort into 2 sets: Big and Small. Biggest and smallest words are introduced.

Here are 7 animal faces / worksheets for children to begin to find out about symmetry. All they need are scissors, pencils and a mirror. The animal faces are differentiated as they do get more complex by sheets 6 and 7. Page 8 allows your children to begin to experiment with mirrors and lines of symmetry and gives them the idea of butterfly painting.

A collection of resources for your topic work on food, fruit and vegetables or money. Useful for displays and setting up role play areas or for a range of activities such as: Colouring Labelling Matching pictures and words Matching singular and plurals Drawing fruit and vegetables Using money activities with labels included Link also with Harvest and Thanksgiving

This game asks children to sort along 3 criteria: Spotty, spikey and stripey. All the colour pictures are shown on page 1 of the resource. Larger forms of the pictures follow - 2 or 3 to a page. There are 3 titles to cut out and children can sort underneath. Cut out and laminate the cards so that they can be used again or with different groups. Add a collection of real objects to make the game practical.