The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo – EYFS Literacy & Maths Activities | 30+ Pages

Bring the much-loved story of The Gruffalo to life with this engaging collection of 30+ Early Years literacy and maths activities, perfect for Reception, nursery and early learners.

Inspired by the wonderful characters, woodland setting and events in the story, this resource provides a variety of fun, practical and printable activities designed to support key EYFS literacy, communication and language, and early maths skills.

Literacy Activities

Children can develop their literacy and language skills through activities including:

Fine motor and mark-making activities
Describing characters using adjectives
Story retelling
Story Mountain sequencing
Speech bubble activities
Rhyming words
Wanted posters
Menu cards
Recipe cards
Speaking and listening opportunities
Early writing activities
Maths Activities

The maths section includes a range of activities supporting number recognition, counting and early mathematical understanding:

Counting activities
Number bonds
Number recognition
Missing numbers
More or less
Comparing height
Dice game
Jigsaw number matching
Ordinal numbers
Number matching and ordering
Number recognition worksheets

The activities can be used as independent tasks, adult-led activities, small-group work, continuous provision or follow-up activities after reading the story.

A lovely addition to a The Gruffalo topic, woodland theme or story-based learning provision, with plenty of opportunities for children to develop their skills while engaging with a familiar and much-loved story.

Perfect for:

EYFS

Nursery

Reception

Early Years Literacy

Early Years Maths

Continuous Provision

Story-Based Learning

Woodland Topics

Please note, this is INSPIRED by the Gruffalo story

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