Children love the rhyme. Here they can count to 5, colour the sausages and match them. They can form the numbers and number words to 5. Finally they can colour and match the pictures to make them the same.

Cards to cut out and play counting games. Children can match the flowers to the numbers and number words.

Set 1 of 5 activity sheets for children to fold and make their own books. Numbers 1-3 Letters A-C Basic Shape Pets Baby Animals

5 sheets showing towers of 5. These can be laminated. There is a board showing all the cards in the towers for you to copy and cut so there are enough cards for matching activities. Sheets include insects, fruit and toys.

A Power Point presentation all about sets. Examples of sets are things that are round, colour sets, size, facial expressions and girls and boys. The last slide gives a few ideas of more things that can be made into sets. Good lesson or topic starter and speaking and listening activity.

Children will enjoy counting and colouring the Christmas pyramids from 1 to 10 and then creating their own. These make lovely Christmas cards too.

6 worksheets where children either fill in the missing numbers to 20 or write the missing number words.

A counting activity showing 8 sea creatures: Shark, Octopus, Seahorse, Turtle, Crab, Fish, Dolphin, Starfish and Shells. Share on the Smart board as a counting activity and / or cut and laminate the pictures for children to count, order, and match numbers. Children can also make into book marks.

Can your children identify the letters and the numbers and sort them? Here is an activity to assess them. There is a black and white worksheet that you could use for children to choose a different colour for the numbers and letters.

Christmas wreaths to cut out and use for number work or displays. There are both numbers and number words from 1 to 10.

Cute colour cartoon flashcards to cut and laminate and use to help children learning to count to 3. There are some Christmas and celebration pictures included also. There are 9 pages with 6 cards on each and a page with numbers and number words to 3.

A simple one slide animated PPT showing appearing numbers on the Christmas tree from 1 to 25. You could reverse the numbers if you want.

Children will enjoy these activities together with learning the number rhyme. Activities include, colouring, cutting and pasting, ordering letters and numbers and matching numbers to number words.

A cross-curricular resource with a toy theme. Children label the 12 toys for sale in the toy shop. Children say how much each toy is as written on the price tags and count out the appropriate amount of coins for each one. Children draw a picture of the toys matching the price tags. Differentiate here by adding in your own prices or children use this sheet to write the cost of the toys. Add up the cost of two toys and write the answer. Tie in with some practical work with your own toy shop, tags and coins for role play fun and application of counting and money skills.

Here is a fun activity where there are stars in 3 sizes, each with an animal pattern within. Children can name and match the patterned stars to the word cards. Animals are: zebra, peacock, giraffe, snake, elephant, tiger, leopard, parrot and polar bear. There is a blank star template included for children to make their own. This is a novel way to decorate your classroom or Christmas tree! Links to art and design and any topic on animals or shape.

Here is a set of posters - one for each day of the week. Useful for display purposes and to inspire children to make their own posters. Children can practice writing the days in different fonts, or use the computer to generate these. They can order the posters into the days of the week. The final page can be cut up into the days of the week and these can be sorted and pasted into the correct order.

A 12 page workbook for children learning to count to 5 and to recognise and write their numbers and number words. Activities include counting, colouring, writing, making sets and naming animals.

Recognising and matching numbers and number words to 10. 4 sets of tags or labels with numbers and number words. Use for matching numbers and words or to add to collections of objects up to 10.

Here is a template for February 2021 that children can illustrate or add images or photographs to. There is an example here to share with them which may give them some ideas of their own.

Children will enjoy counting to 5 with this Nature Powerpoint. Add your own answers and animations for effect.