Numeracy | Free Early Learning Resources for Teachers

A collection of early years lesson plans and ideas to promote numeracy skills.   If you have a lesson plan or activity that has worked well in your early years setting and you would like to share it with other practitioners then please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

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Continuous Provision Number Area

Continuous provision plan for Reception Class number area.

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F1 Numeracy Planning

F1 Numeracy planning document covering: numbers as labels for counting, calculating, shape, space and measure and problem solving.

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Lesson Plan: Measuring (Height)

A Lesson Plan for Reception to introduce them to Measuring, created by Kate Medhurst.

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Maths Activities

A series of maths activities suitable for homework/learning log project.

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Numeracy MTP (Autumn)

MTP used for Autumn 1st half term and 2nd half term for reception class.

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Numeracy MTP (Spring)

Weekly planning ideas for PSRN including adult lead, whole group and independent activities. Ideas taken from a range of resources including Collins scheme of work.

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Numeracy MTP (Summer)

Reception class week by week numeracy planning including whole class sessions, adult directed activities and child initiated learning.

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Numeracy Planning Blocks A-E

Year 1 weekly numeracy plans, Blocks A-E (units 1 and 2). Submitted by Laura Smith.

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Supermarket Shop Lesson Plan

An introduction to counting to encourage children to use maths in their play and to say and use number names in order in familiar contexts.

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Two-Colour Counter Activities

A very effective series of simple mathematical activities for young children involving the use of Two-colour counters.

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Weekly Maths Plans (Autumn 1)

Weekly maths plans for Autumn 1. This resource was submitted by Karla.

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Weekly Maths Plans (Autumn 2)

Weekly maths plans for Autumn 2. This resource was submitted by Karla.

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