🐾 Phonics & Early Maths Bundle
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Phonics & Early Maths

PawSteps · Foundations Bundle · Ages 4–7
🐱 🐶 🐷 🦊 🐝
✔ 9 pages, A4 print-ready
✔ PHONICS: animal sound mat · CVC first sounds · CVC last sounds · read & match
✔ MATHS: number bonds rainbow · part-part-whole · missing numbers · count & compare
✔ Answer key included
✔ Perfect for reception/Y1, SEND learners & home practice
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PawSteps · phonics & early maths
PawSteps · Phonics 1

My Animal Sound Mat

🔊 Keep me on the table while you read and write! Point to a letter, say its sound, then say the animal word. Laminate me for daily use.
s🐍snake
a🐜ant
t🐯tiger
p🐷pig
i🦎iguana
n🦎newt
m🐭mouse
d🐶dog
g🐐goat
o🐙octopus
c🐱cat
k🦘kangaroo
e🐘elephant
u🦄unicorn
r🐰rabbit
h🦔hedgehog
b🐝bee
f🦊fox
l🦁lion
w🐺wolf
PawSteps · sound mat
PawSteps · Phonics 2

First Sounds

Name:
Date:
✏️ Say the word out loud. Which sound does it START with? Write it in the red box. Use your sound mat to help!
🐱
at
🐶
og
🐷
ig
🦊
ox
🐔
en
🐛
ug
PawSteps · first sounds
PawSteps · Phonics 3

Last Sounds

Name:
Date:
✏️ Trickier! Say the word slowly. Which sound does it END with? Write it in the red box.
🐱
ca
🐶
do
🐷
pi
🐝
be
🐔
he
🐏
ra
PawSteps · last sounds
PawSteps · Phonics 4

Read and Match

Name:
Date:
✏️ Sound out each word — s… u… n… sun! Then draw a line to its picture.
cat 🦊
dog 🐝
fox 🐱
bee 🐷
pig 🐶
hen 🐭
rat 🐔
⭐ Challenge: choose one word and put it in a sentence out loud!
PawSteps · read and match
PawSteps · Maths 1

Number Bonds Rainbow — Friends of 10

Name:
Date:
🌈 Every number has a best friend that makes 10 with it! Trace the rainbow arcs with your finger, then fill in the missing friends below.
01234 678910 5+5
1 + = 10
7 + = 10
4 + = 10
8 + = 10
2 + = 10
5 + = 10
0 + = 10
6 + = 10
PawSteps · number bonds to 10
PawSteps · Maths 2

Part-Part-Whole

Name:
Date:
🐾 The WHOLE (blue box) is made of two PARTS (green boxes). One number is hiding — work it out and write it in!
7
4
🐾
5
2
🐾
6
3
🐾
5
4
🐾
10
6
🐾
8
3
🐾
2
2
🐾
9
4
🐾
10
5
🐾
PawSteps · part-part-whole
PawSteps · Maths 3

Missing Numbers

Name:
Date:
✏️ The penguins have hidden some numbers! 🐧 Write the missing numbers in the blue boxes.
1
2
4
5
7
8
10
11
13
14
16
17
19
20
🦘 Kangaroo jumps in 2s!
2
4
8
12
14
18
20
🐘 Elephant stomps in 10s!
10
30
40
60
80
90
⭐ Challenge: count backwards from 10 to 0 out loud — like a rocket launch! 🚀
PawSteps · missing numbers
PawSteps · Maths 4

Count and Compare

Name:
Date:
✏️ Count each group and write the number. Then circle the group that has MORE.
🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰
🐢🐢🐢
🐝🐝🐝🐝
🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱
🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
⭐ Challenge: how many MORE 🐶 than 🐱? _____ How many animals on this page altogether? _____
PawSteps · count and compare
PawSteps · Teacher Page

Answer Key

First Sounds

c-at · d-og · p-ig · f-ox · h-en · b-ug

Last Sounds

ca-t · do-g · pi-g · be-e · he-n · ra-m

Read and Match

cat→🐱 · dog→🐶 · fox→🦊 · bee→🐝 · pig→🐷 · hen→🐔 · rat→🐭

Number Bonds to 10

1+9 · 7+3 · 4+6 · 8+2 · 2+8 · 5+5 · 0+10 · 6+4

Part-Part-Whole

7=4+3 · 5=3+2 · 6=3+3 · 9=5+4 · 10=6+4 · 8=5+3 · 4=2+2 · 9=4+5 · 10=5+5

Missing Numbers

Row 1: 3, 6, 9 · Row 2: 12, 15, 18 · In 2s: 6, 10, 16 · In 10s: 20, 50, 70, 100

Count and Compare

5 rabbits · 3 turtles (circle rabbits) · 4 bees · 6 ducks (circle ducks) · 7 cats · 8 dogs (circle dogs) · Challenge: 1 more dog; 33 animals altogether
PawSteps · answer key