Learning topic
Early Years Maths
Offer deeper challenges without racing into formal written methods.
Guides in this topic
- Cardinality for young children 1 guide Teach that the last number counted tells how many objects there are.
- Comparing numbers with symbols 1 guide Introduce <, > and = using crocodile stories carefully and accurately.
- Conservation of number 1 guide Show that spreading objects out does not change how many there are.
- Early maths for advanced learners 1 guide Offer deeper challenges without racing into formal written methods.
- Early maths for reluctant learners 1 guide Use play, choice and success to lower pressure and increase confidence.
- Early spatial language 1 guide Teach over, under, beside, between, around, through and next to.
- Estimating small amounts 1 guide Guess, check and discuss quantities without expecting perfect answers.
- Five frames for beginners 1 guide Use five spaces to show numbers, missing parts and early bonds.
- Growing patterns for young children 1 guide Explore patterns that increase, such as staircases and towers.
- Matching and pairing games 1 guide Use socks, animals and cards to build early comparison and equality.
- Maths talk during daily routines 1 guide Build maths language during tidying, lining up, cooking and getting dressed.
- Maths with building blocks 1 guide Count towers, compare heights and make repeating patterns.
- Maths with toy animals 1 guide Group, sort, share and compare animals in playful stories.
- More, fewer and equal 1 guide Use sets of objects to compare quantities before using symbols.
- Number lines for early learners 1 guide Walk, jump and draw along a number line to connect order and distance.
- Number tracks versus number lines 1 guide Explain the difference between boxes to count and lines to measure jumps.
- Odd and even for young children 1 guide Introduce pairs, leftovers and patterns on the number line.
- One-to-one correspondence 1 guide Practical games for matching one object to one count, plate, cup or person.
- Ordinal numbers for children 1 guide Teach first, second, third and last through races, stories and line-ups.
- Part-whole models for young children 1 guide Show numbers as wholes made from smaller parts using counters and circles.
- Positional language games 1 guide Use obstacle courses and toys to practise describing position.
- Recognising numerals in the world 1 guide Find numbers on doors, buses, prices, clocks and signs.
- Repeating patterns for preschoolers 1 guide Make AB, AAB and ABC patterns with colours, sounds and actions.
- Shape hunts for young children 1 guide Find circles, squares, rectangles and triangles around the home or classroom.
- Sorting by colour, size and shape 1 guide Build early logic by sorting objects in different ways.
- Subitising games with dice 1 guide Use dice patterns to build quick quantity recognition.
- Subitising with ten frames 1 guide Show numbers as parts of five and ten for early number sense.
- Ten frames for beginners 1 guide Use ten spaces to build number bonds, doubles and efficient counting.
- What is subitising 1 guide Explain instant recognition of small quantities with dice, dots and fingers.
- Why children count objects twice 1 guide Explain common counting errors and practical ways to slow down.
- Writing numerals 0 to 9 1 guide Support number formation with tracing, sand, air-writing and meaning.
