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Year 1 Christmas Eve Present Detective: Numbers to 20

A festive Year 1 maths mystery. Children work out numbers to 20 from ten frames, base 10, a number track and a simple sum, then circle the matching present.

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Santa's elves have mixed up the presents, and every present has a secret number! In this Christmas Eve Present Detective activity, Year 1 children work out the number shown in each mystery box, write it down, then circle the present with that number. The clues use pictures rather than words: ten frames, base 10, a number track with a missing number and a simple addition. Each mystery box has the clue in a shaded panel at the top and three presents to choose from underneath, so very little reading is needed. What's included: A teacher information page with the skills covered One activity sheet with six numbered presents and four picture mysteries A full answer page Editable PowerPoint and ready-to-print PDF Skills covered: Numbers to 20 Ten frames and base 10 Counting on with a number track Simple addition Writing numerals Ideal for the last week of term, a festive maths lesson, early finishers, small group work or a Christmas Eve themed day.Read more

Santa's elves have mixed up the presents, and every present has a secret number! In this Christmas Eve Present Detective activity, Year 1 children work out the number shown in each mystery box, write it down, then circle the present with that number. The clues use pictures rather than words: ten frames, base 10, a number track with a missing number and a simple addition. Each mystery box has the clue in a shaded panel at the top and three presents to choose from underneath, so very little reading is needed. What's included: A teacher information page with the skills covered One activity sheet with six numbered presents and four picture mysteries A full answer page Editable PowerPoint and ready-to-print PDF Skills covered: Numbers to 20 Ten frames and base 10 Counting on with a number track Simple addition Writing numerals Ideal for the last week of term, a festive maths lesson, early finishers, small group work or a Christmas Eve themed day.

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