EYFS maths
developing early number sense
Here is a useful information video for parents explaining what early number sense is. This will give you an overview of early years maths and why it is taught in small steps.
Useful links for home
Try these number rhymes - www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-counting-songs/zn67kmn
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/b08bzfnh - Here is the link to all of the Numberblocks episodes - we watch the episodes that are relevant to what we are covering in maths at school.
Here is the link to some useful videos about Cardinality, Number Sense and Subitising - www.ncetm.org.uk/features/cardinality-and-number-sense/?utm_source=NCETM+Newsletters&utm_campaign=7e468a0f6d-primary-round-up-october-2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_13f8d631f4-7e468a0f6d-222336393
Here is the link to some useful videos about Cardinality, Number Sense and Subitising - www.ncetm.org.uk/features/cardinality-and-number-sense/?utm_source=NCETM+Newsletters&utm_campaign=7e468a0f6d-primary-round-up-october-2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_13f8d631f4-7e468a0f6d-222336393
home learning
number rhyme time
The children have loved joining in with these singing rhymes. Click on the title to open the rhyme:
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Monkeys
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Once I caught a fish alive
Five Currant Buns
Five Little Speckled Frogs
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Monkeys
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Once I caught a fish alive
Five Currant Buns
Five Little Speckled Frogs
subitising 1, 2, 3
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The children have enjoyed exploring the numbers 1, 2 and 3.
We have been subitising (saying how many we can see without counting). You could use these dotty cards (these images are quite small - so you could create your own using the file below to give you ideas of how to create your own cards). Show them really quickly and then hide the card - can they say how many and show you are their fingers? |
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What can you find 1, 2 or 3 of at home?
We even looked at some images and were 1, 2 and 3 hunters - can you spot groups of 1, 2 or 3 in these images? Tell your parent what you can see and how you know.
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Counting time
We have been learning some counting rules.
Can you count how many claps up to 5 and show how many on your fingers?
Can you count how many jumps up to 5 and show how many on your fingers?
- When we count, we need to remember that the last number we say is how many there are (Cardinality principle)
- We need to give one number name to each object and it helps to move the objects as we count them (1:1 correspondence)
Can you count how many claps up to 5 and show how many on your fingers?
Can you count how many jumps up to 5 and show how many on your fingers?
