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Maths (EYFS) Activities for Children

Welcome to our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Maths section!

This is one of the seven learning goals in the EYFS framework. We have a range of activities below, and have also divided this section into age-group:

Maths 0-12 Months
Maths 1-3 Years
Maths 3-5 Years

You can find activities for the other six learning goals here:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Literacy
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts & Design


(See more resources for childcare practitioners)

Activity: Picking the Pairs with Thomas (Thomas & Friends)
Thomas & Friends | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Add the Autumn Leaves
Maths (EYFS) | Autumn | Woodland | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Bunnies
Spring | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Chicks
Spring | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Daffodils
St. David's Day | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Footballs
Colouring in Pictures | FIFA Women's World Cup | Maths (EYFS) 

Add the Guards
Maths (EYFS) | Trooping the Colour | Colouring in Pictures | VE Day 75 

Add the Hearts
Valentine's Day | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count 

Add the Lambs
Easter | Spring | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Loch Ness Monsters
St. Andrew's Day | Maths (EYFS) 

Add the Pancake Toppings
Pancake Day(Shrove Tuesday)/Lent | Maths (KS1) | Maths (EYFS) | Maths | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Pancake Toppings (Harder)
Pancake Day(Shrove Tuesday)/Lent | Maths (KS1) | Maths (EYFS) | Maths | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Parrots
Maths (EYFS) | Pirates | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Poppies
First World War Centenary | Remembrance Day | Maths (EYFS) 

Add the Reindeer
Christmas | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Roses
St. George's Day | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Shamrocks
St. Patrick's Day | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Sheaves of Corn
Harvest Festival | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Add the Sunflowers
Summer | Maths (EYFS) | Flowers | Colouring in Pictures 

Ant Maze
Games & Puzzles | Understanding the World 3-5 Years | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Understanding the World 

Bear Maze
Games & Puzzles | Understanding the World 3-5 Years | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Understanding the World 

Bee Maze
Games & Puzzles | Minibeasts | Understanding the World 3-5 Years | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Understanding the World 

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom Puzzle
Games & Puzzles | Little Kingdom | Maths (EYFS) | Understanding the World 3-5 Years | Maths 3-5 Years | Understanding the World 

Big & Small - Bee & Flower
Summer | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Big & Small - Bucket & Spade
Beach | Colouring in Pictures | Summer | Maths (EYFS) 

Big & Small - Pirate & Parrot
Maths (EYFS) | Pirates | Colouring in Pictures 

Big & Small - Witch & Hat
Samhain | Halloween | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Big, Bigger & Biggest Valentine Hearts
Valentine's Day | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Big, Bigger, Biggest Acorn
Autumn | Maths (EYFS) | Maths | Colouring in Pictures 

Big, Bigger, Biggest Firework
Bonfire Night | Maths (EYFS) 

Big, Bigger, Biggest Haggis
Burns' Night | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) 

Big, Bigger, Biggest Pot of Gold
St. Patrick's Day | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Big, Bigger, Biggest Sandcastle
Summer | Colouring in Pictures | Maths (EYFS) 

Big, Bigger, Biggest Snowman
Christmas | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Big, Bigger, Biggest Witch
Samhain | Halloween | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Bigger & Smaller
Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Christmas Maths
Maths (EYFS) | Maths (KS1) | Christmas 

Colour and Count: Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Colouring in Pictures | Little Kingdom | Maths (EYFS) | Expressive Arts & Design 3-5 Years | Maths 3-5 Years | Expressive Arts & Design 1-3 Years | Expressive Arts & Design 

Count with Ben & Holly
Little Kingdom | Maths (EYFS) | Easter | Maths 3-5 Years 

Counting From 1-9
Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years 

Counting Pebbles
Beach | Flowers | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Counting Sailboats
Colouring in Pictures | Maths (KS1) | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Counting Sunflowers
Colouring in Pictures | Flowers | Maths (KS1) | Maths (EYFS) | Summer | Maths 3-5 Years 

Counting Tennis Balls
Wimbledon | Maths (EYFS) | Tennis 

Counting- Puffins (Pip Ahoy!)
Pip Ahoy! | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Cut, Colour & Count
Scissor Skills | Winter | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Crafts | Colouring in Pictures 

EYFS Resource Sheet 1: Fairy Friends
Little Kingdom | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

EYFS Resource Sheet 2: Matching Fairies
Little Kingdom | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

EYFS Resource Sheet 3: Getting Home
Little Kingdom | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

EYFS Resource Sheet 4: Elf Magic
Little Kingdom | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Five Little Ducks Lyrics
Nursery Rhymes | Pond Life | Music (KS1) | Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) | Music (KS2) 

Flash Cards: Numbers 1-10
Flash Cards | Counting | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) 

Getting Home Board Game- Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Games & Puzzles | Little Kingdom | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Let's go shopping!
Maths (EYFS) | Maths (KS1) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Letts Preschool Maths, Comparing Sizes
Collins & Letts | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) 

Letts Preschool Maths, Learning About Number 3
Collins & Letts | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) 

Maisy Party Kit: Count with Maisy
Maisy | Maths (KS1) | Birthday Parties | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Matching Numbers
Matching Pairs | Counting | Maths (EYFS) 

Matching Pictures
Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Matching Pictures: Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Matching Pairs | Little Kingdom | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Matching Shapes
Matching Pairs | Shapes | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Mental Maths Tips
Maths | Maths (KS1) | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) 

Missing Numbers
Harvest Festival | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers - Bunnies
Spring | Eostre | Easter | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers - Dragons
St. George's Day | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers - Fireworks
Bonfire Night | Maths (EYFS) 

Missing Numbers - Footballs
FIFA Women's World Cup | World Cup | Football | Maths (EYFS) 

Missing Numbers - Loch Ness Monster
St. Andrew's Day | Maths (EYFS) 

Missing Numbers - Parrots
Maths (EYFS) | Pirates | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers - Reindeer
Christmas | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers (Autumn Leaves)
Autumn | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers (Chicks)
Spring | Eostre | Easter | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers (Corn on the Cob)
Thanksgiving | Harvest Festival | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers (Hearts)
Valentine's Day | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers (Lambs)
Spring | Eostre | Easter | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers (Poppies)
First World War Centenary | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers (Shamrocks)
St. Patrick's Day | Maths (EYFS) | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers (Sunflower Petals)
Summer | Maths (EYFS) | Flowers | Colouring in Pictures 

Missing Numbers (Sunflowers)
Colouring in Pictures | Summer | Maths (EYFS) 

More Counting with Peppa
Peppa Pig | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Number 01 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 02 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 03 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 04 - Poster
Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Counting 

Number 05 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 06 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 07 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 08 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 09 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 10 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 11 - Poster
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) | Counting 

Number 12 - Poster
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) | Counting 

Number 13 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 14 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 15 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 16 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 17 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 18 - Poster
Counting | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Number 19 - Poster
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) | Counting 

Number 20 - Poster
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) | Counting 

Numbers 1 - 10 Signs & Posters
Maths (EYFS) | Posters & Signs 

Numbers Handwriting Practice Sheet
Handwriting | Maths (EYFS) 

Numbers Sheet
Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

One More, One Less
Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Lyrics
Nursery Rhymes | Counting | Music (KS1) | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

One, Two, Three, Four, Five Lyrics
Nursery Rhymes | Counting | Music (KS1) | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths (EYFS) 

Oops I Dropped The Keys
Maths (EYFS) | Maths 1-3 Years 

Pairing up
Maths (EYFS) | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 3-5 Years 

Peppa Pig Colour and Count- Letter J
Maths | Peppa Pig | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Peppa Pig Counting Activity
Peppa Pig | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Peppa Pig Counting with Mummy
Peppa Pig | Maths (EYFS) | Mother's Day | Maths 3-5 Years 

Peppa Pig Puzzle
Games & Puzzles | Peppa Pig | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Peppa Pig- How Many?
Peppa Pig | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Peppa Pig- the Biggest
Peppa Pig | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Bowl of Bananas
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Bowl of Bananas (black & white)
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Butterfly
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Minibeasts | Woodland | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Butterfly (black & white)
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Minibeasts | Woodland | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Currant Bun
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Currant Bun (black & white)
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Juggler
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Juggler (black & white)
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Octopus
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Octopus (black & white)
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Peas & Pea Pod
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Play Dough Counting Mats: Peas & Pea Pod (black & white)
Play Dough Counting Mats | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Post-box fun
Crafts | Shapes | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Poster - Number 01, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Counting | Colour in & Count 

Poster - Number 02, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Counting | Colour in & Count 

Poster - Number 03, Black & White
Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Counting | Colour in & Count 

Poster - Number 05, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count | Counting 

Poster - Number 06, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count | Counting 

Poster - Number 08, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Counting | Colour in & Count 

Poster - Number 09, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count | Counting 

Poster - Number 10, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Counting | Colour in & Count 

Poster - Number 11, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count | Counting 

Poster - Number 12, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Counting | Colour in & Count 

Poster - Number 13, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count | Counting 

Poster - Number 14, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Counting | Colour in & Count 

Poster - Number 15, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count | Counting 

Poster - Number 16, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count | Counting 

Poster - Number 17, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Counting | Colour in & Count 

Poster - Number 19, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Counting | Colour in & Count 

Poster - Number 20, Black & White
Maths 3-5 Years | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Colour in & Count | Counting 

Shape, Colour & Count
Crafts | Colouring in Pictures | Scissor Skills | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Christmas 

Shapes
Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Shapes Poster
Maths (EYFS) | Posters & Signs 

Shapes Poster (second)
Maths (EYFS) | Posters & Signs 

Sort It Out
Crafts | Shapes | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Supermarket Role Play
Role Play | Maths (EYFS) | Maths 3-5 Years 

Tell the Time Around the Clock
Maths (EYFS) | Telling the Time 

Tell the Time: 24 hour clock
Maths (KS1) | Maths (EYFS) | Telling the Time 

Telling the Time
Maths | Maths (KS1) | Maths 3-5 Years | Maths (EYFS) | Maths (KS2) 

Ten Green Bottles Lyrics
Nursery Rhymes | Counting | Maths (EYFS) | Music (KS1) | Maths 1-3 Years | Maths 0-12 Months | Maths 3-5 Years 

Under 5 years (10) Matching Game
Maths (EYFS) | Understanding the World | Personal, Social & Emotional Development | Children's Savings: Financial Education | Games & Puzzles | Saving Superstar: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (1a) Looking at Money
Maths (EYFS) | Saving Superstar: Financial Education | Children's Savings: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (1b) Looking at Money
Maths (EYFS) | Saving Superstar: Financial Education | Children's Savings: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (2) What you can buy
Maths (EYFS) | Children's Savings: Financial Education | Saving Superstar: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (3a) Simple Counting
Saving Superstar: Financial Education | Maths (EYFS) | Children's Savings: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (3b) Simple Counting
Maths (EYFS) | Saving Superstar: Financial Education | Children's Savings: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (4a) Going to the Supermarket
Saving Superstar: Financial Education | Understanding the World | Maths (EYFS) | Children's Savings: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (4b) Going to the Supermarket
Maths (EYFS) | Children's Savings: Financial Education | Saving Superstar: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (6) Looking after your money
Communication & Language | Saving Superstar: Financial Education | Maths (EYFS) | Children's Savings: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (7a) Money Boxes
Maths (EYFS) | Saving Superstar: Financial Education | Children's Savings: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (7b) Money Boxes
Maths (EYFS) | Children's Savings: Financial Education | Saving Superstar: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (8) Saving
Maths (EYFS) | Communication & Language | Children's Savings: Financial Education | Saving Superstar: Financial Education 

Under 5 years (9) Party Time
Maths (EYFS) | Children's Savings: Financial Education | Saving Superstar: Financial Education 

Wrapping Presents
Maths (EYFS) | Christmas | Maths 3-5 Years