Summer Puzzle Strips – Nursery

Description

Support early maths development with this engaging Nursery Summer Puzzle Strips resource, designed in line with Development Matters and Birth to 5 Matters counting objectives. This hands-on activity provides a fun and interactive way for young children to practise number recognition and sequencing in a playful, summer-themed context.

Perfect for use in nurseries, early years settings, or at home, children are encouraged to order numbers from 1 to 5 by piecing together laminated strips to create colourful summer images, including a sun and a starfish. This tactile activity promotes active learning, helping children build confidence with early counting skills while developing fine motor control and problem-solving abilities.

Ideal for continuous provision, small group work, or independent learning, this resource is easy to prepare and highly engaging for young learners.

Key features:

• Supports Development Matters and Birth to 5 Matters counting objectives

• Number sequencing from 1 to 5

• Hands-on, interactive puzzle strips

• Create a sun and starfish summer images

• Encourages fine motor skills and problem-solving

• Suitable for nursery and early years settings

• Ideal for laminating and repeated use

This Nursery summer maths resource is perfect for making early number learning fun, meaningful and engaging during the summer term.