Bring hands-on fun to your Maths lessons with the Clever Cookies Maths Package! This one-stop resource is packed with engaging, open-ended activities to help your students explore key number concepts through play-based learning. With plenty of opportunities for sharing, grouping, adding, subtracting, creating patterns, and ordering numbers, this package supports a wide range of mathematical skills in a fun and flexible way.

Designed for individual, small group, or whole-class use, the resources in this package will inspire active exploration of number and place-value concepts. The cookie-themed visuals capture students’ interest while making abstract concepts more concrete and accessible. Whether you’re focusing on early operations, patterning, or comparing quantities, the Clever Cookies Maths Package provides the perfect tools to bring your lessons to life.

The editable cookie number cards and variety of mats give you the flexibility to customise activities to suit your students’ needs. From practising equal sharing and early division to building addition and subtraction fluency, these playful activities will help your students build confidence and understanding in a supportive, hands-on environment.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Develop early addition and subtraction skills
• ✅ Explore equal sharing and early division concepts
• ✅ Build understanding of grouping and early multiplication
• ✅ Practise ordering numbers to 50
• ✅ Create and recognise repeating patterns
• ✅ Compare groups using greater than and less than symbols

What’s Included:

• 6 baking tray maths mats
• Cookies numbered from 0-50 plus an editable page
• All operation symbols (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) plus greater than and less than symbols
• Themed ten frames
• Themed equation mat
• Partitioning/part-part-whole mat
• Basic cookies in various colours
• Blank word pad
• Editable set of cookie number cards

Materials Needed:

• Printed cookie cutouts, mats, and symbols (laminate for durability)
• Scissors
• Markers and whiteboards for recording equations
• Optional: counters or other manipulatives for additional exploration
• Velcro dots or magnets (optional) to support interactive use of mats

How to Use:

1. Print and prepare the cookie cutouts, maths mats, and symbols. Laminate if desired for repeated use.
2. Introduce an activity focus (e.g. sharing, addition, patterning) and model how to use the materials.
3. Provide students with access to the materials during small group work, rotations, or whole-class lessons.
4. Encourage students to explore different ways to represent and record their mathematical thinking.
5. Use the editable number cards and blank word pad to extend activities and personalise learning.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Practise equal sharing and early division using the cookie cutouts and baking tray mats.
• 💡 Build early addition and subtraction skills by combining cookies and writing matching equations.
• 💡 Create and explore repeating patterns with the colourful cookie cutouts.
• 💡 Order numbers to 50 using the numbered cookies - perfect for number line activities.
• 💡 Practise early multiplication concepts by creating arrays with cookie cutouts.
• 💡 Compare groups on the baking tray mats to determine which group has more or fewer cookies.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Print and laminate all mats and cutouts for durable, reusable materials that can be used across the year.
• 💛 Store each component of the package in labelled zip-lock bags or containers for easy organisation and access.
• 💛 Use the editable cookie number cards to differentiate activities or personalise number ranges for your students.
• 💛 Incorporate the mats and cookie cutouts into your daily Maths rotations or Numeracy Centres.
• 💛 Encourage students to verbalise their mathematical thinking while working with the materials to build confidence and communication skills.

The Clever Cookies Maths Package is the perfect resource to support playful, hands-on learning in your Maths classroom - helping your students explore, discuss, and deepen their understanding of key mathematical concepts in a fun and engaging way.