Children learn to -
- say and use number names in order in familiar contexts
- count reliably up to 10 everyday objects
- use language such as 'more' or 'less, 'greater' or 'smaller', 'heavier' or 'lighter', to compare two numbers or quantities
- use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting when involved in practical activities and discussion
- find one more or one less than a number from 1 to 10
- relate addition to combining two groups of objects and subtracting to 'taking away'
- talk about, recognize and recreate simple patterns
- use language such as 'circle' or 'bigger' to describe the shape and size of solids and flat shapes
- use everyday words to describe position
- use developing mathematical ideas and methods to solve practical problems