--- title: "Nursery - Maths - Colours" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-26-nursery-maths-colours" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery - Maths - Colours ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/f02ce22f-33b9-4a0b-834a-8345ab29260b.jpg) 26 November 2025 This maths activity presented the children with multiple rich learning opportunities, all centered around a task of categorising coloured buttons into corresponding coloured bowls. This primary sorting task helped solidify their knowledge of colour, with children encouraged to vocalise the colour name or press the relevant sound button to confirm their selection. While immersed in this focused task, children also had the opportunity to build on their number language and quantity skills. Some successfully counted their buttons, and the activity naturally led to comparing quantity, using early mathematical concepts like 'more' and 'less'. Our older learners showed an extra layer of curiosity, spotting and becoming intrigued by the shaped buttons mixed in, prompting an introduction to different two-dimensional shapes. This simple activity proved highly effective in reinforcing colour, counting, and comparative language simultaneously. ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/f02ce22f-33b9-4a0b-834a-8345ab29260b.jpg) [Nursery](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/nursery) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Maths](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/ec39be36-f800-4358-a280-80ecf7e3af00.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-25-nursery-music-change-in-tempo-fast-and-slow) Previous ### [Nursery - Music - Change In Tempo, Fast And Slow](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-25-nursery-music-change-in-tempo-fast-and-slow) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2025-11-27_08_13_30.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-27-year-6-english-subordinating-conjunctions) Next ### [Year 6: English - Subordinating Conjunctions](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-27-year-6-english-subordinating-conjunctions) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)