Nursery Maths: Block 18: Starting to Puzzle

Nursery maths lesson pack: Shape and puzzles | Summer term

Support early spatial awareness and problem-solving with this nursery maths lesson pack on shape and puzzles, aligned with the EYFS maths framework and White Rose progression. Part of the Summer term scheme, this unit helps the children explore matching, positioning and reasoning through hands-on activities.

Across the six small steps, the children complete simple puzzles and jigsaws, match objects to pictures and shadows, and explore how shapes and objects fit together. They begin to view objects from different positions and create simple routes using lines and curves.

Through structured activities and purposeful play, the children develop confidence in recognising shapes, solving simple problems and describing position and movement.

What’s included

• Six EYFS lesson plans with clear adult-led guidance
• Teaching slides and key questions for each session
• Continuous provision ideas to extend learning
• Resource sheets and stem sentences to support mathematical talk

Small steps

• Completing shape matching puzzles
• Completing simple jigsaws
• Matching objects to pictures
• Matching objects to shadows
• Exploring objects from different positions
• Creating simple routes using lines and curves

This nursery maths lesson pack supports Development Matters guidance around shape, space and early reasoning. It is ideal for teachers looking for EYFS maths planning for Nursery and White Rose aligned shape and space activities.

This lesson pack forms part of our Nursery maths scheme, supporting progression across early maths learning.