Bring maths to life with this engaging and adaptable part-part-whole problem-solving resource collection, combining number work, creativity and a love of horses!
Children are challenged to make a given whole number by selecting the correct numerical parts. Each horse is given a target number, representing the amount of food it needs throughout the day. Children must choose the correct food items, each labelled with a numerical value, to make the required total.
The resource includes two different styles, offering flexibility, variety and opportunities to engage learners in different ways.
1. Cartoon Character Resources – The Herd of Feelings
Featuring the much-loved Herd of Feelings characters, this version offers a fun, colourful and child-friendly approach to mathematical problem-solving.
Includes ready-made challenges designed for Key Stage 1 (KS1).
Features pre-set activities to help children practise number composition and addition.
Includes editable cartoon versions, allowing teachers to create their own challenges and adapt the numbers to suit their pupils.
Provides an engaging way to introduce and reinforce part-part-whole understanding.
2. Realistic Photographic Resources – Gryffi the Pony
For children who enjoy a more realistic approach, this version features Gryffi the pony alongside photographic images of different horse food sources.
Features realistic photographic images of Gryffi and a variety of horse feeds.
Fully editable, allowing teachers to personalise the target numbers, food choices and level of challenge.
Encourages children to explore different combinations of numbers to make a given whole.
Offers opportunities to link mathematical learning with real-life horse care and feeding routines.
Differentiation and Flexibility
Both versions allow you to adapt the level of challenge by deciding how many parts children need to select to make the whole. This supports differentiation and allows the resource to be used with a range of ages, abilities and mathematical starting points.
Real-Life Learning Opportunities
The realistic photographic version also provides opportunities to extend learning beyond the classroom. Children can explore how much hay a horse may need throughout the day by calculating a percentage of its body weight.
This creates a meaningful cross-curricular link between mathematics, animal care and equine welfare, encouraging children to apply their mathematical understanding to real-world situations.
Key Learning Opportunities
Develop an understanding of part-part-whole relationships.
Practise addition and number composition.
Strengthen mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
Explore different combinations of numbers to make a given whole.
Develop flexible thinking through selecting different numbers of parts.
Apply mathematical understanding to real-life equine care.
Whether children are learning alongside the colourful Herd of Feelings characters or helping Gryffi the pony with his daily feeding routine, this resource collection makes mathematical problem-solving engaging, adaptable and meaningful.
Bring maths to life with this engaging and adaptable part-part-whole problem-solving resource collection, combining number work, creativity and a love of horses!
Children are challenged to make a given whole number by selecting the correct numerical parts. Each horse is given a target number, representing the amount of food it needs throughout the day. Children must choose the correct food items, each labelled with a numerical value, to make the required total.
The resource includes two different styles, offering flexibility, variety and opportunities to engage learners in different ways.
1. Cartoon Character Resources – The Herd of Feelings
Featuring the much-loved Herd of Feelings characters, this version offers a fun, colourful and child-friendly approach to mathematical problem-solving.
Includes ready-made challenges designed for Key Stage 1 (KS1).
Features pre-set activities to help children practise number composition and addition.
Includes editable cartoon versions, allowing teachers to create their own challenges and adapt the numbers to suit their pupils.
Provides an engaging way to introduce and reinforce part-part-whole understanding.
2. Realistic Photographic Resources – Gryffi the Pony
For children who enjoy a more realistic approach, this version features Gryffi the pony alongside photographic images of different horse food sources.
Features realistic photographic images of Gryffi and a variety of horse feeds.
Fully editable, allowing teachers to personalise the target numbers, food choices and level of challenge.
Encourages children to explore different combinations of numbers to make a given whole.
Offers opportunities to link mathematical learning with real-life horse care and feeding routines.
Differentiation and Flexibility
Both versions allow you to adapt the level of challenge by deciding how many parts children need to select to make the whole. This supports differentiation and allows the resource to be used with a range of ages, abilities and mathematical starting points.
Real-Life Learning Opportunities
The realistic photographic version also provides opportunities to extend learning beyond the classroom. Children can explore how much hay a horse may need throughout the day by calculating a percentage of its body weight.
This creates a meaningful cross-curricular link between mathematics, animal care and equine welfare, encouraging children to apply their mathematical understanding to real-world situations.
Key Learning Opportunities
Develop an understanding of part-part-whole relationships.
Practise addition and number composition.
Strengthen mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
Explore different combinations of numbers to make a given whole.
Develop flexible thinking through selecting different numbers of parts.
Apply mathematical understanding to real-life equine care.
Whether children are learning alongside the colourful Herd of Feelings characters or helping Gryffi the pony with his daily feeding routine, this resource collection makes mathematical problem-solving engaging, adaptable and meaningful.
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