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A printable set of teddy bear illustrations ideal for Early Years maths activities exploring number bonds, addition, and subtraction through play-based learning.

This resource provides a series of teddy bear graphics that can be cut out and used for hands-on maths tasks, particularly in a “Teddy Bears’ Picnic” themed context. Though the file contains only images, the visuals are adaptable for a variety of practical numeracy tasks in Reception and Key Stage 1 settings.

Example uses include:

Number bonds: Place teddy bears in different groupings to represent number bonds to 5, 10, or 20 (e.g., 3 bears eating cake, 2 bears drinking tea = 5 total).
Addition and subtraction stories: Children can act out picnic scenes using bears to solve problems (e.g., “3 bears came to the picnic and 2 more joined. How many altogether?”).
Missing number problems: Use the bears to create visual representations of missing parts in equations.
Counting and cardinality: Encourage children to line up and count the bears, assign them food items or plates, and explore 1:1 correspondence.

This resource supports curriculum areas such as numeracy, problem-solving, and mathematical reasoning, and it integrates well with role-play and storytelling approaches in the Early Years classroom.