This Christmas-themed Shape Hunt worksheet focuses on shape recognition of circles, squares, triangles, ovals, hexagons and rectangles as well as counting.

2D velcro shapes are easy and fun to make. Lolly sticks are a great resources to use when experimenting with shape. 

The key question when teaching subtraction is “how many are left?”.

Use math word problems to bring maths to life and give meaning to concepts that can otherwise be confusing. Use real life objects (manipulatives) to explore the problems in an active, hands-on and engaging way. Stuffed animals make great manipulatives for learning maths. 

Have fun using this Alien Play Dough Counting worksheet. Decide how many arms, ears, eyes and even mouths the alien has and create it out of play dough.

Children love stickers. Take advantage of this enthusiasm and have them practise fine motor skills and counting with this easy sticker-number matching game.

Sorting building blocks is a fun way to encourage scientific thinking. Deciding on different ways to categorise items is an important developmental step towards thinking scientifically.