Numeracy Teaching Resources

Discover schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in numeracy for the Foundation Stage covering number, geometry, measurements and statistics

  • Shape Patterns

    Shape Patterns

    Identify, describe and compare the sequences of geometric shapes that have been used to create a range of different patterns

  • Animal Masses

    Animal Masses

    Practise comparing and recording the masses of some different animals using special vocabulary words for their matching sizes

  • Calendar Days

    Calendar Days

    Identify and record the sequence of the seven days of the week using the correct vocabulary words to describe units of time on a calendar

  • Division Sharing

    Division Sharing

    Identify and model how to share different numbers of objects to ten into matching groups of two using concrete equipment and pictorial diagrams

  • Garden Measurements

    Garden Measurements

    Practise using vocabulary words and non-standard measurements to find and compare the length of different things that can found in a garden

  • Robot Movements

    Robot Movements

    Explain and model how to control the direction and position of a robot when moving about the classroom to perform different functions

  • Time Calendar

    Time Calendar

    Select and use special vocabulary words to describe different periods of time including days of the week and months of the year to match family events and experiences

  • Four Sided Shapes

    Four Sided Shapes

    Name, model and classify some example four sided shapes with matching numbers of corners and sides that can be seen and used in different locations

  • Measurement

    Measurement

    Measure, compare and record the mass and capacity of different objects and containers using a range of non-standard measurements

  • Seaside Subtraction

    Seaside Subtraction

    Calculate and record the difference between pairs of numbers to ten by counting back to show numbers of items sold in a shop at the seaside

  • Shape Numbers

    Shape Numbers

    Identify and count the numbers of different geometric shapes that can be seen in special places, themes and illustrations

  • Cubes and Cuboids

    Cubes and Cuboids

    Identify and record different types of 3D shapes that can be seen in a range objects by sorting and modelling examples of each shape

  • Classroom

    Classroom

    Identify the location and function of different objects used in the classroom and explore how to formulate rules to manage the classroom safely

  • Shape Patterns

    Shape Patterns

    Identify, describe and compare the sequences of geometric shapes that have been used to create a range of different patterns

  • Supermarkets

    Supermarkets

    Read and produce labels to identify and describe items that can be sold in different shops and match initial sounds of words to the correct letters of the alphabet

  • Family Support

    Family Support

    Investigate and illustrate some of the special ways that members of a family can use to support each other in different events and experiences