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2 colour pictures related to the outdoors for children to observe carefully. They can count the objects they see and write the numbers e.g. garden gnomes, wheelbarrows and frogs.

A colour powerpoint presentation for your children learning to count to 20 or consolidating numbers to 20. The theme is the Seaside with each slide showing a number with an object/objects appearing for them to count related to the sea/seaside. You can re-order the slides and / or print them and use them as visual aids or posters.

4 sets of colour flashcards where children can cut out and match numbers 1 to 6. Or duplicate and they can match picture to picture. Each card is related to keeping healthy and shows pictures e.g. plasters, masks, tissues, thermometers, hand gel etc.

An original story rhyme for young children which tells of 7 little princesses. Each princess has a favourite colour and was born on a different day of the week. Links in nicely with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Share the colour pictures on the smart board or print them out, laminate and make into a book. Following the story, ask the children what they can recall about the Princesses - Who was born on a Monday? Who has a room that is a terrible mess? Who likes to wear yellow? etc. Next, there are 6 sets of cards to cut out and sort. These show: 7 Princesses 7 Princesses with their names 7 different colours Days of the week Numbers from 1 to 7 An activity or object belonging to each princess This makes a good memory games and builds on skills such as speaking and listening, thinking, observation, reading, matching and sorting. Duplicate the cards to play card games such as snap or pairs.

A cross curricular activity set for young children, where they use their observation , colouring, matching, speaking and listening and handwriting skills. There are 12 colour cards with matching black and white ones. Each card shows a pair e.g. a bear and a bat/ a snail and a worm / a snake and a butterfly. Encourage children to speak in sentences to describe what they see. Children can colour in the black and white cards and match / make them the same as the colour ones. They can cut them out and make pairs. There are also 2 worksheets where children make a pair by drawing a line from the animals to the corresponding pictures e.g. take the duck to the umbrella / take the snail to the worm.

These memory games are based on Kim’s game which generally uses objects. Each game has 5 colour pictures all with a topic theme: Farm Characters/people Transport Bugs Buildings Seaside Garden Stationary Circus Feelings Page 1 gives the teacher instructions on how to play the game. Then there is a worksheet to go with each topic. These are for the children to write their lists on and to cut and order the pictures from memory. There is a blank template that you can use for any other topic you are teaching. Extend the amount of pictures for more able /older children. This game links to maths /number/counting to 5 and literacy, speaking and listening and list writing as well as sequencing.

4 activity sheets for children learning about materials, wool, crafts or animals. Sheet Colour the things that are made from wool Nanny has 5 balls of wool - colour them in the correct colours Count how many of each colour balls of wool and write the numbers Writing about knitting or list writing

A set of activities based on dragonflies. 8 colour cards to cut and match Colour the cards to make the dragonflies the same Colour the dragonfly by numbers 4 /5/6/7 - 4 large different colour posters of the dragonflies Black and white colouring dragonfly sheet Talk about bugs, colour and pattern.

Here are 6 colour masks to cut out for role play and /or number rhyme fun. There are 6 colour versions and black and white versions for children to colour or paint to make their own. Print out 5 of each mask to go with the rhymes. Laminate or stick onto card to make the masks more durable for play. Add ribbon or elastic to the back. Rhymes related to the masks: 5 speckled frogs 5 naughty monkeys 5 little ducks 5 currant buns Dragons Space men in a flying saucer

5 worksheets showing two characters on each that have differences for children to spot. Characters are ladybirds, giraffes, boys and snowmen. The activity encourages close observation and speaking and listening. Children can colour the pictures to make them the same on each sheet.

A maths story power point for young children with an animal theme. Skills include counting to 5, knowing and using ordinal number, ordering the days of the week, developing memory skills, sequencing and colour matching. On each day of the week from Monday to Friday, the narrator sees a different animal. So, on Monday, the animal is a slow snail, Tuesday, a slow snail and a happy hippo etc. Children can join in the reading of the story on the PPT using the picture cues to help them. Encourage the children, later, to recall the animals and days of the week without the picture cues. There are 3 sets of flashcards to cut out and laminate- animals, ordinal number and days of the week. Following the story, use the flashcards as an activity where children sequence, match and recall.

A set of cards based on this popular rhyme - There was an old woman who swallowed a fly. Included are colour and black and white versions of the animals the old woman eats and the old woman herself. Children can write the words on the black and white versions and colour the pictures to make their own set of cards to sequence. Copy, cut and laminate the cards for matching and sequencing games.

20 colour cards for children to cut out and order from 1 to 20. Each card shows items beginning with the letter C. Duplicate and laminate for more matching and pairs games. Link to your phonics work.

A collection of cards showing cyclists with subtle differences for children to discuss, observe, sort and match. There are 3 colour sets duplicated on each page. Copy, cut and laminate the cards to play Go Fish where children traditionally have 5 cards each and select cards from a pile in turn. The aim is to make pairs. This resource links nicely to Transport topics, keeping fit, matching, sorting and colour. International Bicycle Day this year is on the 19th April.

8 sets of matching dolphin cards to cut out. Laminate for durability. Link in with National Dolphin Day on 14th April

A bright set of posters for your classroom wall with a Birthday theme. Each poster shows a month of the year. Children could add pictures of themselves or their names and dates of birthdays. The final sheet shows all 12 months on one sheet. Children can cut these out, match them to the posters and sequence them.

5 sets of matching Easter bonnet cards. Each page shows 16 cards with 8 matching pairs of bonnets. Cut out the cards and laminate for matching and sorting games with an Easter theme.

Have fun with your children this Easter with this Easter Egg Trail game. The idea is to place your colour egg posters around the outside area / playground or school for children to locate. They then mark off what they have found on the Easter Egg Trail recording sheets. There is a colour and a black and white version of the recording sheets. There are 16 colour posters included showing the different designs of Easter eggs. There are also 16 sheets where there is a colour and black and white picture of each of the eggs. Children can colour in the black and white pictures to make them the same as the colour ones or choose their own colours. They could also cut the eggs out to add to a class frieze or Easter display. Children could use the eggs to make their own Easter cards too. Links to maths, matching, recording as well as pattern.

Have fun with your children this Easter or Spring with this Scavenger Hunt game. The idea is to place your colour posters around the outside area / playground or school for children to locate. They then mark off what they have found on the Scavenger sheets. There is a colour and a black and white version of the recording sheets. There are 16 colour posters included. There are also 16 sheets where there is a colour and black and white picture of each of the items in the hunt e.g. chick, sun, leaf and bee. Children can colour in the black and white pictures to make them the same. They could also cut these out to add to a class frieze or display. There is also a labelling sheet in colour and black and white for children to write the words of each picture onto. Links to data handling - recording, as well as matching and writing.