Resources designed to improve provision and practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage, produced by a Reception teacher. Please email any queries to EYFS_Resources@outlook.com.
Resources designed to improve provision and practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage, produced by a Reception teacher. Please email any queries to EYFS_Resources@outlook.com.
A selection of 8 different worksheets, designed to consolidate children’s understanding of partitioning and adding numbers, using the part-whole models as recommended by White Rose Maths.
4 worksheets focus on splitting the wholes into parts;
4 worksheets focus on adding parts to find the whole.
The worksheets use numerals, Numicon shapes, dot patterns and cubes to support children to use a range of resources.
Supports adding and partitioning numbers to 10.
This Powerpoint activity features a selection of high quality images to support counting in 2s in real-life contexts. Animations demonstrate how to form groups of 2 and numerals appear to count the total. There are 10 slides in total to support ‘skip counting’ to 20.
Shopping lists to display in the Home Corner. Includes versions with and without capital letters for differentiation, and a blank template for children to complete themselves. Lists are numbered 1-7 to support mathematical development, and visual photo cues are alongside words to support reading.
A PDF document with over 20 ideas for outdoor activities, in line with the Forest School approach to education (I have received formal training in the Forest School approach). Detailed photographs are included to support the explanation of each activity. Can also be used for staff training or INSET sessions, or simply to gather ideas to improve outdoor practice and provision.
A set of phone numbers for display in the Home Corner - includes ‘Take Away Food’ (with photo support and labels) and fictional character telephone numbers (e.g. Goldilocks, Spiderman, Batman etc.). Designed to support reading and mathematical development in the Early Years.
A set of simple labels for the Home Corner, with photographs to support early reading development. Includes labels for: cups, plates, bowls, spoons, knives, forks, food, pots, pans, boxes, tins and fruit.
12 weeks of Maths planning for the Spring Term in Reception (60 lessons). The plans are based on White Rose and Numberblocks approaches and are fully editable, featuring assessment points from Development Matters and continuous provision opportunities.
During the Spring term, we focus on:
Partitioning numbers (using part-whole models and 5 frames; 10 frames)
Number bonds to 5
Exploring numbers 6-10 and splitting them into their smaller parts
Combining and comparing groups (simple addition)
Number bonds to 10
Measuring time
Measuring weight
3D Shapes
Number formation 1-10
Resources that I use alongside this planning are also available for purchase in my store.
This bundle features 12 weeks of EYFS Maths planning for the Summer Term (60 lessons), as well as the resources that we use alongside it.
The planning focuses on:
Repeating patterns
Addition (counting on)
Subtraction (counting back)
Numbers to 20
Doubling
Halving and Sharing
Length, Height and Distance
Weight and Capacity
Problem Solving
Resources include:
Numeral cards to 20
Representation posters for the numbers 10-20
Number tracks to 10
Number tracks to 20
Blank number line templates to 20
Repeating patterns for comparison
Animal pictures for repeating patterns
2D shapes for halving game
Part-whole templates (small/large)
Ladybird templates for doubling
‘Doubling machine’ poster
‘5 Little Speckled Frogs’ resources
A complete set of resources for a Home Corner Role Play, designed to support reading, writing and mathematical development within the Early Years. Includes:
Photo labels for display
Photo recipes to follow
Houses around the world display photos
Phone numbers to display
Rooms of the house and types of houses display
Shopping Lists (+ blank template)
To Do Lists (+ blank template)
TV screen with numbered channels
Washing machine dial and Washing Instructions
A ‘cheat sheet’ grid for EYFS practitioners that provides examples of activities for each of the 17 areas of learning within Development Matters. Designed in line with the EYFS exemplification materials, this has proved invaluable within my Reception class. Useful to display on a classroom wall for easy referral for all adults looking to capture evidence for a specific area of learning. Also covers the Characteristics of Effective Learning.
A set of 10 posters to display how many children can play in each area, from 1-10.
Each poster has a photograph featuring the corresponding number of children, to support early number recognition development.
A selection of 20 different word cards, designed to support early reading of Phase 2 CVC words. Letters are laid along a ‘trail’, with the full word blended together at the end.
We have found these incredibly useful as a phonics intervention activity. We encourage children to use their finger to trace the trail and blend the sounds together as they are reading.
They are also great laminated for display, or as a reading activity that children can access independently in the book corner.
Words included: tap, sit, pan, pig, mop, cat, map, cot, pen, mug, bag, hat, dog, fox, ten, jam, log, red, van, fish.
This bundle includes 12 weeks of Reception Maths planning for the Autumn Term (based on White Rose and Numberblocks approaches), as well as the resources we use alongside it (number flashcards, Numicon cards, picture cards, 2D shape hunt, bar charts etc.)
A selection of Maths resources for use with White Rose planning. We use these alongside our Autumn and Spring term planning. Includes 16 different resources:
Part-whole diagram templates (large)
Part-whole diagram templates (worksheets)
Dot plates to 10
5 frame and 10 frame templates (large and worksheets)
3D Shape Hunt template
3D Shape Nets (cubes, cuboid, pyramid)
Images for sorting into 6, 7, 8
Double-sided counters
Ladybird templates
Numeral and Matching cards 1-10
Weight measurement recording sheets
Calendar templates
Sheep masks (for acting out number bond stories)
Alien characters (for acting out Numberblocks episodes)
Autumn and Spring planning (12 weeks each) are also available for purchase in my store.
Differentiated ‘To do lists’ for display in the Home Corner, to support early reading, writing and number development. Includes a simple word version, a simple sentence verison and a blank template for children to fill in themselves. Lists are numbered 1-5.
Five A4 posters for display in an airport or travel agent role play station, to support reading opportunities during purposeful play. Questions include 'Where do you want to go?; and ‘What will you pack in your bag?’ amongst others.
Simple recipes that can be followed to make Fairy Cakes, Star Biscuits and Lemonade. Numbered steps to support mathematical development and photographs alongside each step. Simple sentences to support early reading development. Could be displayed in the Home Corner or printed and added to a Recipe Book for children to explore in their role play.
A Powerpoint presentation featuring over 25 different ‘morning task’ activities. We’ve found this really useful to display first thing in the morning – to keep children busy learning as they sit on the carpet during Register time. Children study the scenes independently before we come together and discuss them as a whole class. Also great for those times when you find yourself with a spare five minutes and a classful of children! A selection of activities is provided, including:
*Reading Tasks – children read words and find the corresponding objects hidden in pictures
*Number Hunts – children find hidden numbers in a variety of scenes (1-10/1-20)
*Tricky Word Wordsearches – children hunt for the tricky words hidden (always left > right)
*2D Shape Hunts – children search for examples of 2D shapes in pictures
*Spot the Difference – great for Listening and Attention, Communication and Language skills
Some scenes are more challenging than others, and words in the Reading tasks are fully editable so you can make them more complex as children’s reading skills progress.
Picture Spotters for use in Phonic lessons.
Initial Sound Picture Spotters:
These initial sound posters are filled with objects that start with each letter’s sound. Each ‘sound room’ has at least 10 pictures or objects starting with that sound. We have found these really useful to use at the beginning of Phonics lessons when we are introducing a new sound. All sounds from A-Z are covered. Download includes Powerpoint and PDF versions.
Digraph/Trigraph Picture Spotters:
These digraph/trigraph picture spotters are filled with objects that contain each sound (Phase 3 digraphs and trigraphs and Read Write Inc Set 2 sounds) . Each ‘sound room’ has at least 10 pictures or objects containing that sound. 24 different sounds are included:
ch, sh, th, ng, nk, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo (zoo), oo (book), ar, ur, or, ow (cow), oi, ear, air, ure, er, ay, ow (snow), ir, oy. Download includes Powerpoint and PDF versions.
“What’s in the sound room today?”
A selection of 20 different photograph cards and matching captions, featuring CVC words from Phase 2 (Letters and Sounds).
We have found these really useful for a range of phonic activities - you can separate the captions from the photos and ask children to match them together. We also use them in phonics lessons, on displays, or have them available in the reading corner for children to access independently.