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EYFS: Christmas resources pack - Twelve Days of Christmas (counting activity)

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Develop young learners’ understanding of number using this 12 Days of Christmas resource pack.

Children can practise counting objects in the image cards and comparing quantities. There are also opportunities to rehearse verbally counting, recognising patterns in the counting system.

Included in the EYFS resource pack

  • 12 Days of Christmas song lyrics
  • 12 Days of Christmas image cards
  • Number cards 1 – 12 and image matching cards
  • Teacher notes with guidance on how the resources could be used in the classroom

Early Learning Goals

Maths
ELG: Number
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Have a deep understanding of number to 10, including the composition of each number;
ELG: Numerical Patterns
Children at the expected level of development will:
- verbally count beyond 20, recognising the pattern of the counting system
- Compare quantities up to 10 in different contexts, recognising when one number is greater than, less than or the same as the other quantity.

Expressive Arts and Design
ELG: Being Imaginative and Expressive
Children at the expected level of development will:
-n Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs



  • 12 Days of Christmas song lyrics
  • 12 Days of Christmas image cards
  • Number cards 1 – 12 and image matching cards
  • Teacher notes with guidance on how the resources could be used in the classroom
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