Markington CE Primary and Nursery School

Our Mathematics curriculum begins in the Early Years’ where our children are taught:

• Beginning to familiarise themselves with the tens structure of the number system
• Counting objects to 10 and beginning to count beyond 10  and counting out up to six objects from a larger group
• Selecting the correct numeral to represent 1 to 5 then to 10 objects
• Recognising some numerals of personal significance- Linking the number symbol (numeral) with its cardinal value
• Talking about the routine of the day and using language like before and after
• Using comparative language like ‘taller’ ‘shorter’ ‘the same’ Being more confident in identifying shapes in the environment , and recognising certain shapes that may be useful for certain tasks
• Making more meaningful pictures, patterns and arrangements with shapes
• Show a number of fingers together without counting
• Beginning to use ‘teens’ to count beyond 10
• Find one more or one fewer from a group of five objects and then ten objects and estimating how many objects they can see and checking by counting them
• Using the language of ‘more’ and ‘fewer’ to compare two sets of objects Understanding that 5, 6, 7etc and all manipulations of the number Finding the total number of items in two groups by counting them all
• Beginning to use the vocabulary of addition and subtraction including counting on and back
• Understand addition up to 5 using all combinations, then 6 7 8 9
• Automatically recall number bonds for numbers 0 to 10
• Beginning to experiment with length, height and capacity
• Beginning to compare length, weight and capacity
• Identifying money and using money in play
• Recalling the names of 2D and 3D shapes
• Ordering and sorting according to simple properties
• Using the language of direction when programming toys
• Have a deep understanding of numbers to 10, including the composition of each number
• Subitise up to 5
• Automatically recall number bonds up to 5 (including subtraction facts) and some number bonds to 10, including double facts (without reference to rhymes, counting or other aids)
• Verbally count beyond 20 recognising the pattern of the counting system
• Compare quantities up to 10 in different contexts, recognising when one quantity is greater than, less than or the same as the other quantity
• Explore and represent patterns within numbers up to 10, including evens and odds, double facts and how quantities can be distributed equally
• Use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities
• Create and describe patterns
• Explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes use mathematical language to describe them Use money with increasing confidence

Our children are exposed to a range of mathematical questioning and thinking which are embed in learning through providing opportunities within our provision and revisiting prior learning and skills which will prepare them for KS1.