Children in practical activities and discussion begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting.
They should use language such as “more” or “less” to compare two numbers.
They should find one more or one less than a number from 1 to 10.
They should relate addition to combining two groups of objects and subtraction to “taking away”.
Children should use language such as “greater”, “smaller”, “heavier” or “lighter” to compare quantities.
They should talk about, recognise and recreate simple patterns.
They should use languages such as “circle” or “bigger” to describe the shape and size of solids and flat shapes.
They should use everyday words to describe position.
They should use developing mathematical ideas and methods to solve problems.
Children should say and use number names in order in familiar contexts.
They should count up to 10 everyday objects.
They should recognise numerals 1 to 9.
They should use developing mathematical ideas and methods to solve practical problems.
Personal, social and emotional development
Communication, language and literacy
Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
