| Say and use the number names in order In familiar contexts |
| Count reliably up to 10 everyday objects (to 5, then 10, then beyond), giving just one number name to each object. |
| Begin to recognise ‘none’ and ‘zero’ … when counting |
| Recognise numerals 1 to 9, then 0 and 10, then beyond 10. |
| Use language such as more or less, greater or smaller, to compare two numbers … |
| Begin to understand and use ordinal numbers … |
| Begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting |
| Find one more or one less than a number from 1 to 9 |
| Begin to relate addition to combining two groups of objects, counting all … |
| Begin to relate addition to counting on |
| Begin to relate subtraction to ‘taking away’ and counting how many are left |
| Remove a smaller number from a larger and find how many are left by counting back from the larger number |
| Begin to understand and use the vocabulary related to money. |
