Maths

Throughout the year we will be focusing on these things:

• Develop fast recognition of up to 3 objects, without having to count them individually (‘subitising’). 
• Recite numbers past 5. 
• Say one number for each item in order: 1,2,3,4,5. 
• Know that the last number reached when counting a small set of objects tells you how many there are in total (‘cardinal principle’). 
• Show ‘finger numbers’ up to 5. 
• Link numerals and amounts: for example, showing the right number of objects to match the numeral, up to 5. 
• Experiment with their own symbols and marks as well as numerals. 
• Solve real world mathematical problems with numbers up to 5. 
• Compare quantities using language: ‘more than’, ‘fewer than’.
• Talk about and explore 2D and 3D shapes (for example, circles, rectangles, triangles and cuboids) using informal and mathematical language: ‘sides’, ‘corners’; ‘straight’, ‘flat’, ‘round’. 
• Understand position through words alone – for example, “The bag is under the table,” – with no pointing. 
• Describe a familiar route. 
• Discuss routes and locations, using words like ‘in front of’ and ‘behind’. 
• Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity. 
• Select shapes appropriately: flat surfaces for building, a triangular prism for a roof, etc. 
• Combine shapes to make new ones – an arch, a bigger triangle, etc. 
• Talk about and identify the patterns around them. For example: stripes on clothes, designs on rugs and wallpaper. Use informal language like ‘pointy’, ‘spotty’, ‘blobs’, etc. 
• Extend and create ABAB patterns – stick, leaf, stick, leaf. 
• Notice and correct an error in a repeating pattern.
• Begin to describe a sequence of events, real or fictional, using words such as ‘first’, ‘then...’ 

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