Math
Math for Pre-K
Number sense, calculation, fractions, geometry and reasoning resources for grades Pre-K through 6.
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Color by Number 1-10 — Print Pack
Six color-by-number activities using numbers 1-10. Children read the number, find it on the picture grid, and color it the matching color. Builds number recognition, color words, and fine-motor control.
Color by Shape — 2D Shapes Pack
Six pages of shape-recognition activities where children color 2D shapes by name. Builds visual recognition of circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, ovals, hexagons, and stars. Includes a 'shapes around us' real-world connection.
Manipulatives Audit & Classroom Setup
What manipulatives every primary classroom should have, why concrete materials matter even in upper KS2, and how to audit and refresh existing stock. Includes minimum kit by year group, storage strategies, and the 'manipulatives are for the children who need them' problem.
Maths CPD Pack for Class Teachers
Six 20-minute CPD sessions for Maths Leads to deliver to class teachers — covering fluency teaching, manipulatives use, reasoning prompts, calculation policy, addressing maths anxiety in staff, and the 'concrete-pictorial-abstract' approach. Designed for twilight INSETs.
Maths Lead Handover Document
When a Maths Lead leaves a school, the next person inherits chaos by default. This handover template captures everything — calculation policy, scheme used, manipulative stock, MTC and SATs data, CPD history, key children. Mirrors the music, assessment, and English Lead handover docs.
Maths Lead — Professional Reading List
Professional books every primary Maths Lead should read — the research-grounded titles on fluency, reasoning, mastery, manipulatives, and addressing maths anxiety. Honest about which are essential.
Maths Monitoring Walk — Prompt Sheet
What to look for during a 10-minute classroom monitoring walk for maths. Specific prompts for fluency starters, main lessons, manipulatives use, and reasoning culture. Designed for Maths Leads doing learning walks without it feeling like inspection.
Numbers 1–10 Tracing Sheet
Trace each number from 1 to 10. Includes a quick counting picture for each.
Primary Maths Manipulatives — What Schools Actually Buy
The maths manipulatives every primary classroom should have — counters, ten-frames, place value cards, number rods, fraction strips, and the higher-end items worth investing in. With honest notes on which ones earn their keep and which sit in cupboards.
Whole-School Maths Progression — Pre-K to Grade 6
How maths skills develop across primary — number sense from Pre-K through KS2 fractions, decimals, ratio, and algebra. Year-by-year skill expectations across number, calculation, fractions, geometry, statistics, and reasoning. The reference document a Maths Lead returns to most often.