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EYFS Addition Worksheets (Ages 3–5)
EYFS addition worksheets are practice sheets for children aged 3–5 in Early Years Foundation Stage in the UK. Addition is combining two or more groups of objects or numbers to find a total, using objects, pictures or written number sentences. The sheets on this page cover combining two groups into one, number bonds and doubles, counting on from a number and making ten.
The Early Years Foundation Stage spans Nursery and Reception and treats a worksheet as a small supplement to play rather than the main event. Mark making, matching and sorting dominate the Nursery year; Reception adds letter formation, sound matching and counting to ten as phonics teaching begins in earnest. At four to five, addition means physically joining two small groups and counting the combined total from one, not reading or writing a number sentence. A worksheet should show three fish and two fish, ask the child to count all five, and repeat with different small groups up to five altogether. Real objects beside the sheet make the counting concrete. The plus sign, a written equation, or counting on from the first group are not expected yet.
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Caterpillar Counting Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children practice counting segments by using fingerpaint, pom poms, or clips.
Corn Seed Addition Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children practice basic addition skills by counting and combining corn seed images.
Addition House Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children practice simple addition using visual aids.
Festive Math Fun: Counting and Addition Worksheet for Kids
This worksheet helps children practice counting and basic addition skills using festive Christmas images.
I Spy Christmas Worksheet: Count and Write!
This worksheet helps children practice counting skills and number recognition by identifying and counting Christmas-themed images.
I Spy Spring Worksheet: Count and Write!
This worksheet helps children practice counting skills by identifying and counting different spring-themed objects.
Spooky Math Worksheet: Halloween Counting Fun!
This worksheet helps children practice counting and basic subtraction skills using fun Halloween-themed images.
I Spy Halloween Worksheet: Count and Write!
Children will practice counting Halloween-themed objects and writing the corresponding numbers.
Festive Math: Count and Add Objects Worksheet
This worksheet helps children practice counting objects and adding them together to find the sum.
Festive Math: Counting Hands and Heads Worksheet
This worksheet helps children practice their counting skills by counting the number of hands and heads on different festive figures.
Navaratri Dance Count: A Fun Counting Worksheet for Kids!
This worksheet helps children practice their counting skills by counting the number of dancers in the images.
Big and Small Fish Counting Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children practice counting and differentiating between big and small objects.
Roll the Dice Addition Worksheet for Kids
This worksheet helps children practice basic addition skills by rolling dice and adding the numbers together.
Addition Worksheet: Count and Add Objects!
This worksheet helps children practice addition by counting objects and writing the sum.
Sheep's Barnyard Adventure: A Fun Counting and Movement Worksheet
This worksheet helps children practice counting from 1 to 50 and following instructions.
Skip Counting Adventure: Fill in the Blanks Worksheet for Numbers 2, 5, and 10!
This worksheet helps children practice skip counting by filling in the missing numbers in sequences of 2s, 5s, and 10s.
Subtraction Fun: Count and Subtract with Cute Animals!
This worksheet helps children practice subtraction skills by counting objects and writing the difference.
Addition Fun: Count and Add the Pictures Worksheet!
This worksheet helps children practice basic addition skills by counting objects and finding the sum.
C, D, E Letter Sounds Worksheet: Circle and Count!
This worksheet helps children recognize the letters C, D, and E and identify words that start with these letters. They will also practice counting.
Descending Order Worksheet: Numbers 31-99
This worksheet helps children practice arranging numbers in descending order, from the largest to the smallest.
Word Problems Worksheet: Practice Subtraction with Fun Pictures!
This worksheet helps children practice subtraction by solving simple word problems and using visual aids.
Let's Solve Word Problems! - Addition Worksheet for Kids
This worksheet helps children practice addition by solving simple word problems.
Time Telling Worksheet: What Time Is It? (3-5)
This worksheet helps children learn to read analog clocks and identify the correct time.
Above and Below Worksheet: Counting and Spatial Reasoning for Kids
This worksheet helps children understand the concepts of 'above' and 'below' while practicing counting skills.
What EYFS addition worksheets cover
At four to five, addition means physically joining two small groups and counting the combined total from one, not reading or writing a number sentence. A worksheet should show three fish and two fish, ask the child to count all five, and repeat with different small groups up to five altogether. Real objects beside the sheet make the counting concrete. The plus sign, a written equation, or counting on from the first group are not expected yet.
- Count two small groups of pictures together as one total
- Combine real objects, then count the whole group from one
- Recognize that joining groups makes a bigger group
- Keep every combined total to five or fewer
How to use these worksheets at home or in class
Five to ten minutes at a table, with an adult alongside to talk through the sheet, is enough at any point in this stage. Use a worksheet to echo something already met through play that week rather than to introduce a brand new idea.
Start with the sheet that matches what your child can already do, then move one step up. Keep finished sheets in a folder: EYFS teachers often ask for evidence of practice, and children like seeing their own progress.
Is your child ready for EYFS addition work?
Look for a child who can make deliberate marks with a crayon, sit briefly at a table, follow a one-step spoken instruction and show curiosity about letters or numbers seen around the house or classroom.
Frequently asked questions
Does a four-year-old need to understand the plus sign to do addition?
No, and expecting it usually gets in the way. What matters at this age is the action, combining two small groups and counting them as one, which can be done entirely with pictures or objects and no symbols at all. The plus sign and the written equation are introduced the following year once the physical idea is secure. A child who joins and counts groups correctly is doing real addition, symbol or not.
What should a EYFS child be able to do in addition?
At four to five, addition means physically joining two small groups and counting the combined total from one, not reading or writing a number sentence. A worksheet should show three fish and two fish, ask the child to count all five, and repeat with different small groups up to five altogether. Real objects beside the sheet make the counting concrete. The plus sign, a written equation, or counting on from the first group are not expected yet. Look for a child who can make deliberate marks with a crayon, sit briefly at a table, follow a one-step spoken instruction and show curiosity about letters or numbers seen around the house or classroom.
Do these worksheets follow the EYFS curriculum?
The sheets cover combining two groups into one, number bonds and doubles, counting on from a number and making ten, which sit inside the EYFS Early Learning Goals (Statutory Framework) outcomes for EYFS. Preschool and Pre-K (US), Nursery and LKG (India) use the same skills at this age, so the sheets also fit families following those programmes.
Are these EYFS addition worksheets free?
Yes. Each worksheet downloads free as a watermarked PDF once you create an account, with a limit of five a day. An annual membership ($20) removes the watermark and the limit for the whole library of over 1,000 worksheets and every printable pack.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Written and reviewed by Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), who designs every RaisoActive worksheet.
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