RECEPTION
Autumn term – 1st half
Strands
Counting and
understanding
number
Counting
Shape and space
Counting
Number facts
Block Objectives
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Say and use number names in order in familiar contexts
A
Recite number names in order from 1 up to 10
Count up to 3 or 4 objects by saying one number name for each item
Use developing mathematical ideas and methods to solve practical problems
Say and use number names in
Talk about how shapes are the same or different
B
order
Match some shapes by recognising similarities
Count up to 3 or 4 objects
and orientation
Talk about, recognise and recreate simple
patterns
Say and use number names in
Begin to find one more than a number (up to 5
B
order
objects)
Count up to 5 objects
Use developing mathematical ideas and methods
Begin to recognise none and zero
to solve practical problems
Counting
Measures
C
Say and use number names in
order
Count reliably more than 5 objects
Counting
Data
C
Say and use number names in
order
Count reliably more than 5 objects
Order two or three items by length or height
Use language such as ‘longer’ or ‘shorter’ to
compare length
Describe solutions to practical problems,
drawing on experience, talking about ideas,
methods and choices
Sort familiar objects (including shapes) to
identify their similarities and differences
Sort objects, making choices and justifying
decisions
Over
views
1
3
11
2
3
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6
Autumn term – 2nd half
Counting and
understanding
number
A
Counting
Number facts
Calculating
D
Counting
Shape
D
Say and use number names in order in familiar contexts
Begin to recite number names beyond 10
Begin to count backwards
Begin to count up to 10 everyday objects
Use language such as more or less to compare two numbers
Match then compare the number of objects in two sets
Recognise some numerals of personal significance
Begin to represent numbers using fingers, marks on paper or pictures
Use developing mathematical ideas and methods to solve practical problems
Say and use number names in order
Find one more or one less than a number
Use language such as more or less to
from 1 to 5
compare two numbers
Solve practical problems involving
Begin to count up to 10 everyday objects
counting in ‘real life’ or role play
Count out up to 6 objects from a larger
Describe solutions to practical problems,
group
drawing on experience, talking about
Begin to represent numbers using fingers, ideas, methods and choices
marks on paper or pictures
Count up to 10 everyday objects
Begin to use mathematical names for
Estimate how many objects they can see
‘solid’ 3D shapes and flat 2D shapes and
and check by counting
mathematical terms to describe shapes
Select a particular named shape
Use familiar objects and common shapes
to create and recreate patterns and build
models
Find items from positional or directional
clues
Use developing mathematical ideas and
methods to solve practical problems
1
2
3
2
9
11
12
Counting
measures
D
Use language such as more or less to
compare two numbers
Match then compare the number of
objects in two sets
Counting
Number facts
Calculation
E
Begin to recite number names to 20
Count reliably up to 10 everyday objects,
including counting out objects from a
larger group and counting irregular
arrangements of objects
Estimate how many objects they can see
and check by counting
Begin to represent numbers using fingers,
marks on paper or pictures
Order two items by weight or capacity
Use language such as more or less,
heavier or lighter to compare quantities
Order and sequence familiar events
Use everyday language related to time
Sort objects, making decisions and
justifying choices
Find one more or one less than a number
from 1 to 10
Solve practical problems involving
counting in ‘real life’ or role play
Find the total number of objects in two
groups by counting all of them
Recognise 1p coins
Use developing mathematical ideas and
methods to solve practical problems
Teachers would need to decide the number of days on each part depending on children in their class.
13
14
2
9
RECEPTION
Spring term
Strands
Counting
Calculating
Block Objectives
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Say and use number names in
A
order in familiar contexts (beyond
10)
Recite number names in order
forwards and backwards, starting
from any small number
Count reliably up to 10 everyday
objects
Estimate how many objects they
can see and check by counting
Counting
Shape and space
B
Counting
Number facts
B
Count reliably beyond 10 objects
Count out objects from a larger
group
Count actions or objects that
cannot be moved
Use language such as 'more' or
'less' to compare two numbers
Compare the number of objects in
two sets, then put sets of objects in
order
Begin to relate addition to combining two groups
of objects
In practical activities and discussion begin to use
the vocabulary involved in adding
Select two groups of objects to make a given
total of objects
Use developing mathematical ideas and methods
to solve practical problems
Use language such as 'circle' or 'bigger' to
describe the shape and size of solids and flat
shapes
Use familiar objects and common shapes to
create and recreate patterns and build models
Talk about, recognise and recreate simple
patterns
Find one more or one less than a number from 1
to 10
In practical activities and discussion begin to use
the vocabulary involved in adding and
subtracting
Use developing mathematical ideas and methods
to solve practical problems
Over
views
1
3
8
9
3
11
2
9
Counting
Measures
Counting
Data
Counting
Calculating
Counting
Calculating
C
C
A
D
Use ordinal numbers in different
contexts
Use language such as 'greater', 'smaller', 'heavier'
or 'lighter' to compare quantities
Order items by length, weight or capacity
Sort objects, making choices and justifying
decisions
1
13
Recognise some numerals of
personal significance
Know that numbers identify how
many objects are in a set
Represent numbers using fingers,
marks on paper or pictures
Count how many objects share a particular
property (including shapes), presenting results
using pictures, drawings or numerals
Sort objects, making choices and justifying
decisions
4
6
Recite number names in order
forwards and backwards, starting
from any small number
Recognise numerals 1 to 5
Match sets of objects to numerals
that represent the number of
objects
Begin to relate subtraction to 'taking away'
In practical activities and discussion begin to use
the vocabulary involved in subtracting
Describe solutions to practical problems,
drawing on experience, talking about their own
ideas, methods and choices
1
7
9
Recite number names in order
forwards and backwards, starting
from any small number
Find one more or one less than a
given small number
Begin to count in twos
Begin to relate addition to combining two groups
of objects and subtraction to 'taking away'
In practical activities and discussion begin to use
the vocabulary involved in adding and
subtracting
Select two groups of objects to make a given
total of objects
Use developing mathematical ideas and methods
to solve practical problems
2
8
9
Recognise numerals 1 to 9
Match sets of objects to numerals
that represent the number of
objects
Find items from positional or directional clues
Use everyday words to describe position
Talk about, recognise and recreate simple
patterns
7
12
D
Estimate how many objects they
can see and check by counting
Count an irregular arrangement of
objects
3
14
E
Recite number names in order
forwards and backwards, starting
from any small number
Count in twos
Recognise numerals 0 to 9
Use everyday language related to time; order and
sequence familiar events and measure short
periods of time
Know days of the week
Use developing mathematical ideas and methods
to solve practical problems
Count repeated groups of the same size
(twos/pairs)
Share objects into equal groups (twos/pairs) and
count how many in each group
Describe solutions to practical problems,
drawing on experience, talking about their own
ideas, methods and choices
Counting
Shape
D
Counting
Measures
Counting
Number facts
Calculating
Teachers would need to decide the number of days on each part depending on children in their class.
5
10