Counting Games

This numeracy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to play a number games to practise counting different numbers of objects and shapes to ten when identifying the matching numeral digits. The class can match numbers in each game that have recorded in digits and words.

Shape Numbers Counting

Practise playing a paired game to count and match different numbers of shapes and identify and record the matching numerals on the game board

Dice Words

Play a game to select and match different numbers that can be shown on dice faces to their written representations that have been recorded in words

Noughts and Crosses Five

Play different number games that can be won by counting different numbers of shapes to five when identifying the matching numeral digits on the game board

Noughts and Crosses Ten

Play different number games that can be won by counting different numbers of shapes to five when identifying the matching numeral digits on the game board

  • 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

  • Animal Alphabet

    Animal Alphabet

    Practise finding information in non-fiction books about some of the different animals that live around the world

  • Spring Farming

    Spring Farming

    Identify and describe some of the changes to farm animals that occur during the spring and jobs performed by the farmer during this season of the year

  • Shape Numbers

    Shape Numbers

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