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Shapes (1) - Reception Maths Mastery Planning

Shapes (1) - Reception Maths Mastery Planning

Subject: Maths for early years

Age range: 3-5

Resource type: Unit of work

Last updated

4 August 2026

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This first of two Early Years shape mastery units, packed full of hands-on, engaging, independent activity ideas and planned whole class and small group work to build on children’s emerging shape knowledge.

Updated for the September 2021 EYFS Statutory Framework and revised Development Matters (non-statutory) curriculum guidance.

Children are encouraged to notice, investigate, play with and talk about shapes to develop their understanding of what each property means in practical, real world terms. Shape-based language is scaffolded and acquired in context, making the learning meaningful and long-term

Click HERE to save 15% with the entire 12 week Autumn term bundle, which includes Pattern, Numbers 0-10, Sorting and Comparing, Measures and Shapes.

Planning is provided for one week including:

  • daily inputs
  • an adult-led focus activity
  • engaging independent activities allowing children to make choices about their own learning
  • notes on key concepts and common misconceptions
  • ideas for keep up support
  • greater depth extensions
  • mastery questioning prompts for adults

A printed resources file and two accompanying presentations are also included in your download.

Save 25% when purchasing both Shape planning units from Early Maths Mastery

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Reception Maths Mastery - The 'Everything So Far' Bundle

**Save 25% with this comprehensive Reception Early Maths Mastery bundle!** Get 22 weeks of fully planned, research-informed maths units for Early Years - plus hundreds of engaging printable resources and ready-made teaching inputs. Perfect for reducing workload while delivering high-quality, mastery-based maths teaching. What you get: * 400+ pages of printable teaching and provision resources * 180 enhanced-provision activity ideas * Misconceptions and key concepts highlighted in every unit * Mastery-style questioning prompts * Keep-up and extension suggestions * 19 PowerPoint/PDF presentations for teaching inputs This bundle includes: Pattern, Numbers 0–10, Sorting & Comparing, Measures, Shape (Units 1 & 2), 1 More/1 Less, Calculation Within 10, Numbers Beyond 10, plus a bonus Christmas problem-solving activity. Download the [FREE sample taster unit](/teaching-resource/resource-12172504) to see the structure, planning quality and resource style before you buy. Ideal for teachers, TAs, supply staff and EY settings looking to save hours of planning time while delivering consistent, high-quality maths learning.

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Reception Maths Planning Bundle | Autumn Term | EYFS Maths Mastery

**Save hours of planning with this complete Reception Maths Autumn Term bundle.** This comprehensive resource includes **12 weeks of maths mastery planning, 100+ printable resources, PowerPoints, continuous provision enhancements, key questions, common misconceptions, assessment opportunities** and **clear progression** - all aligned to the EYFS Statutory Framework for England and Development Matters. Created by an experienced primary leader and curriculum designer, these carefully researched units provide far more than lesson plans. Each week combines high-quality, adult-led teaching balanced with purposeful enhanced continuous provision and practical assessment opportunities to help children develop a deep understanding of early mathematics through a mastery approach. Spend less time planning and more time getting to know your class. These units of work provide a strong, evidence-informed foundation that you can easily adapt to meet the needs, interests and prior experiences of your children. This high-quality bundle includes: Week 1: [Pattern](/teaching-resource/pattern-reception-maths-mastery-planning-autumn-term-week-1-12155346) Weeks 2 - 8: [Numbers 0-10](/teaching-resource/numbers-0-10-reception-maths-mastery-planning-autumn-term-weeks-2-8-12162630) Week 9: [Sorting and comparing](/teaching-resource/sorting-and-comparing-reception-maths-mastery-planning-autumn-term-week-9-12155379) Weeks 10-11: [Measures](/teaching-resource/measures-reception-maths-mastery-planning-autumn-term-weeks-10-11-12202893) Week 12: [Shapes (1)](/teaching-resource/shapes-1-reception-maths-mastery-planning-autumn-term-week-12-12286479) A [FREE taster unit](/teaching-resource/resource-12172504) is available if you would like to try the planning you buy. Every unit in the *Early Maths Mastery* planning series follows the same carefully structured format, giving you confidence that each download provides the same high-quality planning, practical guidance and engaging activities.

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Shape bundle - Reception Maths Mastery Planning

These Reception units of work are thoroughly researched, based on maths mastery principles and contain detailed plans with notes on progression, differentiation, misconceptions, questioning and key ideas. **Save 20% when buying both Shape units of work together** There is now no Early Learning Goal specifically for shape but the EYFS Framework stresses that it is important to include rich opportunities for children to develop their spatial reasoning skills across all areas of mathematics including shape, space (and measures). This unit has got you covered with a wide range of hands-on, fun activity ideas as well as printable resources and accompanying PowerPoints that will help your class build strong foundations in spatial reasoning and shape. (If you're looking for help with measures as well - check out our '[Measures](/teaching-resource/resource-12202893)' planning unit and resources). A [FREE taster unit](/teaching-resource/resource-12172504) is available if you would like to try before you buy. All Early Maths Mastery planning follows this format so you can be assured that the same high-quality planning, support information and range of activities will be included with any unit of work that you download.

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