EYFS New Year Counting

Description

Support children’s early counting, number recognition and number writing skills with this fun and accessible New Year themed EYFS counting activity. Designed for Reception and EYFS children, this resource provides an engaging way for children to practise counting objects accurately and recording the corresponding number.

Children are encouraged to carefully count each group of objects and record the number underneath. To support accurate counting, encourage children to cross off or mark each object as they count, helping them develop one-to-one correspondence and avoid counting objects more than once.

There are two differentiated counting worksheets included, making it easy to choose an appropriate level of challenge for different learners:

Counting 1–5 objects – ideal for children developing their early counting skills and number recognition.
Counting 1–10 objects – provides additional challenge for children who are ready to count larger groups.

The worksheets can be used as a traditional EYFS maths worksheet or laminated for repeated use with a whiteboard pen. This makes the resource versatile for classroom maths provision and allows children to revisit the activity to build confidence and fluency.

The activity is suitable for use as an adult-led focus group activity, during independent maths work or as part of continuous provision. It also provides a useful assessment opportunity, allowing practitioners to observe children’s ability to count accurately, recognise numbers and write the corresponding numeral.

Use this activity as part of a New Year themed maths lesson, at the beginning of a new term, or alongside other New Year activities and early years number resources.

This New Year counting activity is ideal for:

EYFS and Reception children
New Year themed maths activities
Counting 1–5 and 1–10
Number recognition
Number writing practice
One-to-one correspondence
Accurate counting
Differentiated maths activities
Continuous provision
Focus group activities
Early years maths assessment

A simple and engaging New Year EYFS counting activity that helps children practise counting, number recognition and numeral formation while providing practitioners with an opportunity to assess children’s early mathematical development.