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L5 – WWW – Reception Count Actions to 10

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L5 – WWW – Reception Count Actions to 10

Teach EYFS pupils to count sounds up to 10 with this interactive maths pack. Includes slides, listening and clapping activities, and independent tasks—no worksheets required. Perfect for Reception lessons, small groups, or active learning.

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Support your EYFS pupils in developing early number sense with this interactive Maths Resource Pack, focusing on counting sounds up to 10. Designed for Reception learners, this resource helps children connect numbers to auditory experiences, making counting engaging, practical, and fun—without the need for worksheets. Children practise recognising and counting sounds such as claps, taps, drum beats, or bells. With prompts like “Listen carefully—how many times did I clap?” or “Can you count 7 drum beats?” pupils are encouraged to concentrate, listen closely, and count what they hear. This strengthens both their counting accuracy and listening skills. Independent activities allow children to follow number cards and produce or recognise sounds the correct number of times, while plenary questions bring the class together to review and consolidate learning. What’s Included in the Pack? ✔ Teaching slides introducing counting through sounds ✔ Interactive starter activities using claps, taps, or percussion instruments ✔ Guided counting tasks up to 10 sounds ✔ Independent activities with number cards and auditory prompts ✔ A plenary recap to reinforce key learning outcomes Why Teachers Love This Pack: ✔ Designed for Reception / EYFS statutory maths learning goals ✔ Engaging and multisensory—ideal for auditory learners ✔ No worksheets required, just simple sound-based activities ✔ Flexible for whole-class lessons, small groups, or continuous provision Curriculum Links: This pack supports the EYFS Statutory Framework for Mathematics by helping children: ✔ Count reliably up to 10 sounds ✔ Strengthen one-to-one correspondence and fluency ✔ Connect numbers to auditory experiences for deeper understanding Whether you’re introducing counting for the first time or reinforcing skills through playful sound-based learning, this resource makes early maths fun, practical, and memorable. Download today and help your pupils build confidence by counting sounds to 10!Read more

Support your EYFS pupils in developing early number sense with this interactive Maths Resource Pack, focusing on counting sounds up to 10. Designed for Reception learners, this resource helps children connect numbers to auditory experiences, making counting engaging, practical, and fun—without the need for worksheets. Children practise recognising and counting sounds such as claps, taps, drum beats, or bells. With prompts like “Listen carefully—how many times did I clap?” or “Can you count 7 drum beats?” pupils are encouraged to concentrate, listen closely, and count what they hear. This strengthens both their counting accuracy and listening skills. Independent activities allow children to follow number cards and produce or recognise sounds the correct number of times, while plenary questions bring the class together to review and consolidate learning. What’s Included in the Pack? ✔ Teaching slides introducing counting through sounds ✔ Interactive starter activities using claps, taps, or percussion instruments ✔ Guided counting tasks up to 10 sounds ✔ Independent activities with number cards and auditory prompts ✔ A plenary recap to reinforce key learning outcomes Why Teachers Love This Pack: ✔ Designed for Reception / EYFS statutory maths learning goals ✔ Engaging and multisensory—ideal for auditory learners ✔ No worksheets required, just simple sound-based activities ✔ Flexible for whole-class lessons, small groups, or continuous provision Curriculum Links: This pack supports the EYFS Statutory Framework for Mathematics by helping children: ✔ Count reliably up to 10 sounds ✔ Strengthen one-to-one correspondence and fluency ✔ Connect numbers to auditory experiences for deeper understanding Whether you’re introducing counting for the first time or reinforcing skills through playful sound-based learning, this resource makes early maths fun, practical, and memorable. Download today and help your pupils build confidence by counting sounds to 10!

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  • PDFWorksheets, all three levels
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The standard small step pack, as her own modules ship it. We do not print page counts here, because her catalogue does not publish them and a guessed number is worse than none.

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  • Working towardsScaffolded, with the model or the bar already drawn.
  • Working withinThe expected standard for the year group.
  • Greater depthReasoning and explaining, not just more of the same.

Her own system, with the star count repeated in every worksheet header so a child can be handed the right sheet without a word.

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Working Without Worksheets, Early Years25 numbered lessons

  1. Lesson 3– WWW – Reception Count Objects to 10
  2. Lesson 4– WWW – Reception Count Actions to 10
  3. Lesson 5 · you are here– WWW – Reception Count Actions to 10
  4. Lesson 6– WWW – Reception Subitising
  5. Lesson 7– WWW – Reception Conceptual Subitising

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