Maths Masters: Summer Adventures – Getting Ready for Year 1
Keep Reception children engaged and learning throughout the summer holidays with our Maths Masters: Summer Adventures pack – created to help reduce the ‘summer slide’ and build key maths skills in preparation for Year 1.
Designed for parents and caregivers to use at home, this easy-to-follow activity pack includes six practical, low-prep maths sessions aligned with the EYFS framework. No specialist knowledge or equipment needed – just real-life objects, printable resources and plenty of playful learning.
What’s inside:
- Count and Move – practise counting beyond 20 while moving and playing
- Fast Eyes – develop subitising and recognise even, odd, and double patterns
- Pattern Trains – copy, continue and create repeating patterns
- Number Nests – explore the composition of numbers to 10
- Which is Shorter? – compare length and height using real-world items
- Sharing a Picnic – develop early understanding of equal sharing and comparison
Perfect for bridging the gap between Reception and Year 1, these activities support confidence, independence, and strong foundations in early maths – all through meaningful, engaging play.
Teaching tip: Dip in and out across the summer weeks, or use as a mini learning programme leading up to the start of term.
