Winter Number Puzzles 1-20

Three-piece winter tree puzzles for the numbers 1 to 20: children match each numeral trunk to its number word, such as twelve or nineteen, and to a treetop with that many snowflakes.
Year groups
Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Year 1 (Key Stage 1)
Pages
5
File type
PDF
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Seasons, Phonics, Holiday & Seasonal, Language Development, English
Topic
Number Recognition, Counting Objects
Resource types
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This resource contains a set of winter themed puzzles designed to engage nursery, Reception and Year 1 children in a thorough exploration of numbers and counting objects from 1-20. Built around an appealing winter tree theme, this engages students to practise counting and recognising numbers up to 20. With its bold, and brightly coloured cards, these simple puzzles layouts, young children can stay engaged and have fun with counting!

What is Included:

  • there are twenty 3 piece puzzles where students can match numbers and objects for numbers one to twenty.

How to Use:

Students will take a winter tree piece and read the number on the base of the tree. The student will then place the winter tree number word piece on top of the base piece and the snow capped matching objects piece on the top of the number word piece to create a winter tree.

When these Puzzles:

  • Task Box Activities - These puzzles can easily be stored in task boxes and provide for easy set up, clean up, and storage.

  • Maths Centre - The puzzles can be placed inside a maths centre for students to work alone or with a partner.

  • Morning Tubs or Baskets - The puzzles can be placed in a morning bin for students to do while they wait for their classmates to arrive.

  • Small Group Activities - The teacher can pull aside a small group of students who need practice with counting and number recognition to work on these puzzles.

  • Quiet Time Activity - In the nursery classroom, these puzzles are a perfect activity for non-nappers to work on quietly.

Skills Assess by these Puzzles

  • Students can practise number recognition and counting up to 20.

These winter number puzzles are low prep. They just need to be printed and cut apart. The teacher can laminate these puzzles for durability if desired. Once created, the puzzles can be laminated for durability, making this activity reusable.

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