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EYFS Maths Games

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Experienced EYFS & primary teacher, SENCO delivering simple IWB maths games and resources to support teaching and learning in the Early Years and Key Stage 1. Reviews and suggestions for new games are most welcome.

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Experienced EYFS & primary teacher, SENCO delivering simple IWB maths games and resources to support teaching and learning in the Early Years and Key Stage 1. Reviews and suggestions for new games are most welcome.
Subitizing 5 Footballs
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Subitizing 5 Footballs

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A simple IWB game designed in Powerpoint to develop the early skills of subitizing to five with a Football World Cup theme. An ideal starter for whole class teaching and learning and small guided group sessions. Children are presented with varying arrangements of footballs from 1 to 5 and are invited to match the correct amount of footballs with the symbolic number digit card. Varying random arrangements of footballs shown - ideal to practice perceptual and conceptual subitizing skills within five. (31 slides in length) This resource also includes 20 FREE football subitizing cards ready to print off and ideal for mathematical Football themed activities in continuous provision. If you are pleased with this resource then please give us a positive review.
Ten-frame Christmas Reindeer
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Ten-frame Christmas Reindeer

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A simple IWB game designed in Powerpoint to support early number skills - cardinality and symbolic number recognition. Children say how many reindeer they can see presented in each ten-frame and click on the matching symbolic number (varying amounts within 10). This game is ideal for use in whole class teaching and provides a good introduction or daily practise of number recognition skills using a ten-frame This Maths number game has a Christmas Reindeer theme (40 slides in length and is easily adaptable) This resource also includes free ten-frames with different arrangements of reindeer - amounts within 10 and matching number digit cards. This activity is ideal to print for continuous provision or small guided group work. Children are invited to match amounts of reindeer presented in the ten-frame with the correct symbolic number card. Extra Challenge - find number pairs of numbers that make 10. If you are pleased with this resource please leave us a positive review. Many thanks.
Five-frame Reindeers Maths Game
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Five-frame Reindeers Maths Game

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A simple IWB Maths game designed in Powerpoint to develop early number skills. An ideal game to model counting amounts from 1 to 5 using a five-frame with a Christmas theme. Super as a mental starter. Children are invited to subitise the number of reindeers presented in the five-frame and click on the matching number shown. A super fun way to practice number recognition from 1 to 5 and develop subitising skills. If you enjoy using this resource with your class, please leave us a positive review. Many thanks.
Aaaarrrrh Spider!
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Aaaarrrrh Spider!

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A simple IWB maths game to support early counting skills with an Aaaarrh Spider! theme - links well with the text written by Lydia Monks OR can be easily adapted for any spider related topic. Children are invited to count the number of spiders shown in the ten-frame and click on the matching number. This game is ideal to model counting using a ten-frame using numbers within 10 and will also support number recognition. Also includes spider ten-frame showing arrangements of 1 to 10 spiders - ideal for continuous provision - multiple ways to use in class. For example, add one more, find one less spider, work out how many spiders would make ten etc… If you enjoy using this resource please leave us a positive review.
Football World Cup Counting Goals Ten-frame
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Football World Cup Counting Goals Ten-frame

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A simple IWB maths game to develop early counting skills with a Football World Cup theme. Links well with WhiteRose maths planning for the Autumn term. Ideal for a starter or to model counting within 10 using a ten-frame as part of whole class teaching and learning. May also work well in small guided group session using the IWB and additional follow up resources included for continuous provision. Children are invited to count the footballs in the goal (ten-frame) and click on the matching symbolic number (choice of 3 cards). Lots of different arrangements of footballs from one to ten presented (40 slides in length). Easily adaptable. This resource also comes with 10 free Football themed counting mats and footballer number digit cards from 1 to 10. Ideal for continuous provision and can be used in multiple ways. Children can add counters to the mats to show the number of goals, find one more or one less. Children may wish to find the number pairs that would make 10 goals altogether. If you enjoy using this resource please leave us a positive review. We would like to make it clear that EYFSMathsGames does not share Qatar’s Governmental views and condemns any regime that violates basic human rights.
Counting to 10 Delivering Presents with Rudolf
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Counting to 10 Delivering Presents with Rudolf

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A simple IWB maths game to develop children’s early counting, number recognition and cardinality skills. Help Rudolf deliver the correct number of presents to each house. Santa has written numbers on the door of each house so he can match the right amount of presents to each family. Children are invited to count the number of presents shown in each ten-frame and click on the matching amount shown on the doors of the house. A super simple IWB maths game to support teaching and learning of numbers within ten. (30 slides in length) To follow up, children could make houses from cardboard boxes and write on the numbers of presents to be delivered during continuous provision. This activity fits well with WhiteRose Maths planning for the Autumn term. This activity is easily adapted to calculate one more or one less present. If you like this resource please leave us a positive review.
Ten-Frame On the Bus
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Ten-Frame On the Bus

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A multi-purpose IWB resource designed to develop children’s early number knowledge using a ten-frame. Children are invited to say the amount of people (blue counters) upstairs, downstairs and altogether, and calculate one more and one less shown on the ten- frame and or how many more blue counters would make ten. Children are invited to say how many people (blue counters) they can see on the bus. They might also be asked to add one more or one less to the bus or how many more would make 10. This resource aligns well with WhiteRose Maths Units for EYFS and Yr1 although is not endorsed by WRM. As well as supporting early number recognition skills this game strengthens compositional knowledge of amounts within 10. This IWB Maths resource can work well as part of whole class teaching, small guided group work and or 1-1 adult-led teaching and learning. In addition to using this resource on the IWB, a selection of slides could be printed off and used during continuous learning provision. This may provide great opportunities for further number exploration of composition of ten. Children can be invited to place counters/cubes to represent varying numbers of people on the bus. For example, five people upstairs and two downstairs equals 7 OR four people upstairs and three people downstairs also equals 7. This is an ideal resource to develop children’s early counting skills and strengthen their compositional understanding. If you enjoy using this resource with your class, then please give us a positive review. You may also like to join our growing Twitter community @EyfsMaths to hear about our latest games. Post a positive review about any of our resources in the next six months and we’ll send you any game/resource of your choice to say thanks for your support.
World Cup Football Ten-frame Counting Mats
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World Cup Football Ten-frame Counting Mats

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Celebrate the Football World Cup and get children engaged in learning numbers from 1 to 10 - Make Maths Learning Fun! Use these super counting ten-frame mats to develop children’s early number knowledge from 1 to 10. Children put the matching number of footballs in the goals. Extra Challenges might include: How many different ways can you put five goals in the net? Use different arrangements of five and other numbers. Add one more football and calculate how many footballs/goals altogether. If you use and like this FREE resource - Please leave a review and share this super activity on social media - Many thanks.
World Cup 2022 Number Bond to 10 Ten Frame
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World Cup 2022 Number Bond to 10 Ten Frame

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A simple IWB counting game to teach and model number bonds to 10 using a World Cup theme. Children are invited to count how many more footballs would make 10 and click on the matching number digit card. An ideal for game to use during whole class teaching or during small guided group sessions. An ideal activity to develop knowledge and fluency of number bonds to 10. Varying arrangements of 10 footballs are shown in the ten-frame. Tune in to topical interests “The World Cup 2022” to inspire a love of Maths!
Children in Need Day Counting Mats and Number Cards
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Children in Need Day Counting Mats and Number Cards

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A set of Children in Need Counting Mats and number digit cards from 1 to 10. Ideal for small group Maths learning and continuous provision. Children can use different arrangements of counters or make play dough spots to match the amounts shown in the ten-frame. Lots of different games can be played with the number digit cards. The number digit cards can have a wide range of purposes. These may include: Ordering numbers from smallest to largest amount Selecting two number digit cards and add them together - how many spots? Finding two number digit cards that make 10 spots altogether Pick a card and add one more/one less - How many spots do you now have? Number Comparison - pick two cards - Who has the larger/smaller amount? Print off two sets of number cards and find the matching cards - Ideal for symbolic number recognition.
Ten-frame Penguin Number Bonds to 10
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Ten-frame Penguin Number Bonds to 10

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A simple IWB counting game to develop children’s fluency using number bonds to 10 by counting penguins. This is an ideal maths game to model using the ten-frame to explore number bonds to 10. Ask the children to count the number of penguins they see in the ten-frame and work out how many more penguins need to be added to make 10. Children could write the matching calculation on individual whiteboards OR show the match number with their fingers as part of whole class teaching and learning. This game may also work well as part of a guided group work session. Children may also enjoy interacting with this game during continuous provision. Children are invited to click on the matching number card that would make 10 penguins altogether. This Number Bonds to 10 game is designed in Powerpoint and easily adaptable to work on different arrangements of 10. (28 slides in length)
Children in Need Counting 5 Spots
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Children in Need Counting 5 Spots

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An ideal activity to support the celebration of Children in Need Day with a spotty theme - The Great SPOTactular - count the spots. This is a simple FREE IWB game to develop children’s early sense of number using amounts from 1 to 5. Ideal for modelling and exploring the 5-frame with five spots. (26 slides in length) How many spots can you see in the 5-frame? Children are invited to click on the matching symbolic number. This game works well as a whole class teaching tool or as a small guided group session. Children could make their own patterns to match those shown using practical resources (i.e., counters or playdough) and use their creativity to design their own representations of different amounts during continuous provision. An easy to adapt resource to support teaching and learning - children could be asked what is one more or one less than the amount shown in the 5-frame.
5-Frame Subitising Snowmen
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5-Frame Subitising Snowmen

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A simple IWB Maths game designed in PowerPoint to support the development of early number skills. Children subitise (see without counting) the snowmen shown in the 5-frame and click on the matching number from 1 to 5. This is an ideal game to model how to use a 5-frame (subitising snowmen) as part of whole class teaching and learning. This simple number game may also work well as part of a small guided group session. Different arrangements of snowmen are shown in the 5-frames. This game is easily adaptable to explore one more or one less snowman. (28 slides in length) Share the slideshow and press play to start. If you enjoy using this resource to support teaching and learning please post a positive review. Many thanks.
Counting 5 Frogs
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Counting 5 Frogs

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A simple IWB game ideal for introducing how to count five frogs using a 5-frame. Links well with WhiteRose Spring EYFS planning unit Alive in 5! Children are invited to count the frogs in the 5-frame and click on the matching symbolic number. Different arrangements from one to five are shown in the 5-frame and this resource is easily editable to show one more or one less.
Counting to 20 - Christmas Rudolf
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Counting to 20 - Christmas Rudolf

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A simple IWB game designed in Powerpoint to support the development of children’s early number knowledge from 1 to 20. Help Rudolf to find the matching number card. Children are invited to count the numicon pieces shown and click on the matching symbolic number. An ideal activity to practice number recognition and amounts from 11 to 20. Easy to edit content with a Christmas theme.
Subitising Five Little Ducks 5-frame
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Subitising Five Little Ducks 5-frame

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A simple IWB Maths game to support early subitising skills using a 5-frame. Children subitise (see without counting) the number of ducks shown in each 5-frame and click on the matching numeral on the number track. Varying arrangements of 1 to 5 ducks are shown in the 5-frames. An ideal game to introduce using the 5-frame and supports symbolic number recognition from 1 to 5. This resource is 30 slides in length and easily editable. If you enjoy using this game, then please post a positive review. Post a positive review about any of our games/resources and we will send you any game of your choice to say thank you for your support.
Five-frame Subitising Penguins
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Five-frame Subitising Penguins

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A simple IWB Penguin themed Maths game using a 5-frame designed in PowerPoint to support the development of children’s early number skills. This maths game aligns well with EYFS and Year 1 goals, by supporting early number recognition within five Children are presented with varying arrangements of penguins from 1 to 5 in the five-frame. Children are invited to subitise (see without counting) and click on the matching numeral. Supports symbolic number recognition of numbers from 1 to 5. This resource is 30 slides in length and fully editable. Easily adaptable to create other arrangements of five within the frame. Includes penguin 5 frames to print for continuous provision activities (e.g., matching the frame with the number digit card; adding one more penguin to the frame; picking two frames and calculating how many altogether etc…). If you enjoy using this resource, then please post a positive review. We would love to hear from you. Many thanks.
Poppy Day Playdough Mats
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Poppy Day Playdough Mats

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Ideal for supporting the development of early number skills. Invite the children to make 10 poppies from playdough and place them in the ten-frames. Can they match the number shown on each mat? A bundle of poppy Day Playdough Mats - ideal for practising numbers from 1 to 10. Make playdough/craft poppies and place them in the ten-frame.
Poppy Day Number Bonds to 10
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Poppy Day Number Bonds to 10

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A simple IWB game designed in powerpoint to develop children’s early knowledge of number bonds to 10. An ideal game to model number bonds to 10 using a ten-frame (various arrangements shown). Children are invited to count the poppies shown in the ten-frame and say how many more would be needed to make 10. The poppies are then added to the frame to make 10. Children could follow up this activity my making playdough / craft poppies and place them in ten-frames to show different ways of making 10. Editable content.
Ten-Frame Bonfire Night
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Ten-Frame Bonfire Night

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A simple FREE IWB game designed in Powerpoint to support children’s early number skills from 1 to 10 using a ten-frame. Children are invited to match the the number of rockets with the appropriate numeral on the number track. If they match the correct number then they see the rockets launch into the night sky. Although we should be encouraging children to see the number of rockets shown, counting down the rockets to launch is also great fun too. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero…blast off! This game supports number recognition from 1 to 10. The content is easily adaptable to form other arrangements within 10. If you enjoy using this resource then please leave a positive review. Post any positive review in the next six months and we will send you any game of your choice to say thanks for your support.