Shape & Pattern Bundle from Hope Education

Encourage children to discover the world of shapes, patterns and spatial reasoning through hands-on play with the Shape and Pattern Bundle from Hope Education. Designed for EYFS and Key Stage 1, this engaging collection of resources helps children recognise, compare and create shapes and patterns while developing their mathematical thinking through exploration.

Ideal for continuous provision, small group activities, maths enhancements or interventions, the open-ended resources inspire investigation, creativity and collaborative learning.

What's Included

• Hope Education Rainbow Dominoes

• Hope Education Light and Shadow Creators – Shapes Pack

• Shape Lotto Game

• Wooden Pattern Blocks

Inspire Mathematical Exploration

Children can:

• Identify, name and describe 2D shapes through matching and sorting activities.

• Create repeating patterns using colourful wooden pattern blocks.

• Explore symmetry, tessellation and shape composition through open-ended construction.

• Match shapes and develop visual discrimination with the Shape Lotto Game.

• Investigate light, shadow and shape properties using the Light and Shadow Creators.

• Build problem-solving skills by combining shapes to create pictures, patterns and designs.

The versatile resources support independent exploration while encouraging mathematical discussion, reasoning and collaborative play.

Supporting the EYFS Framework – Mathematics

This bundle supports the EYFS Statutory Framework: Specific Area – Mathematics, helping children to:

• Recognise, name and describe common 2D shapes.

• Explore repeating patterns and identify what comes next.

• Compare shapes by their properties, including sides and corners.

• Develop spatial awareness by rotating, combining and arranging shapes.

• Notice relationships between shapes and begin to compose larger shapes from smaller ones.

• Use mathematical language to describe position, pattern and shape.

Through practical, play-based learning, children develop confidence in recognising patterns, exploring shape and making mathematical connections that provide the foundations for later geometry learning.

Ideal For

• Nursery

• Preschool

• Reception

• Year 1

• Continuous provision

• Maths areas

• Small group interventions

• Indoor and light table activities

• SEND-friendly practical learning

The Shape and Pattern Bundle provides everything needed to create engaging, hands-on maths experiences that develop shape recognition, pattern awareness and spatial reasoning through purposeful play.