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Mathematics:Numbers (30-50 Months)

The children were provided with an interactive number board with occupational vehicles, children matched the numeral to the quantity of vehicles. 

What adults can do

•Use number language, e.g. ‘one’, ‘two’, ‘three’, ‘lots’, ‘fewer’, ‘hundreds’, ‘how many?’ and ‘count’ in a variety of situations. 

•Support children’s developing understanding of abstraction by counting things that are not objects, such as hops, jumps, clicks or claps. 

•Model counting of objects in a random layout, showing the result is always the same as long as each object is only counted once. 

•Model and encourage use of mathematical language e.g. asking questions such as ‘How many saucepans will fit on the shelf?’ 

•Help children to understand that one thing can be shared by number of pieces, e.g. a pizza. 

•As you read number stories or rhymes, ask e.g. ‘When one more frog jumps in, how many will there be in the pool altogether?’ 

•Use pictures and objects to illustrate counting songs, rhymes and number stories. 

•Encourage children to use mark-making to support their thinking about numbers and simple problems. 

•Talk with children about the strategies they are using, e.g. to work out a solution to a simple problem by using fingers or counting aloud.