Reception Maths Curriculum
AUTUMN TERM
Reasoning 1
- Sort objects, pictures or children themselves, justifying the decisions made.
- Use language such as longer or shorter to compare two quantities, then more than two, by making direct comparison of lengths.
Reasoning 2
- Match objects, pictures or children themselves, justifying the decisions made.
Shape and space 1
- Use language such as circle or bigger to describe the shape and size of solids.
- Begin to name solids such as a cube, cone, sphere ...
- Use a variety of shapes to make models and describe them.
- Talk about, recognise and recreate patterns: for example, simple repeating or symmetrical patterns.
Measures 1
- Use language such as longer or shorter to compare two quantities, then more than two, by making direct comparison of lengths.
Assess and review
Counting, reading and writing numbers 1
- Say and use the number names in order in familiar contextssuch as number rhymes, songs, stories, counting games and activities (first to five).
- Recite the number names in order, continuing the count forwards or backwards from a given number.
- Count reliably up to 10 everyday objects(first to 5), giving just one number name to each object.
Recognise small numbers without counting.
- Recognise numerals 1 to 9.
- Begin to record numbers, initially by making marks, progressing to simple tallying and writing numerals.
- Use language such as more or less to compare two numbers.
Comparing and ordering numbers 1
- Begin to recognise 'none' and 'zero' in stories, rhymes and when counting.
- Use language such as more or less to compare two numbersand say which is more or less, and say a number which lies between two given numbers.
- Order a given set of numbers: for example, the set of numbers 1 to 6 given In random order.
Money and 'real life' problems 1
- Begin to understand and use the vocabulary related to money.
Use coins in role play to pay and give change.
Measures, including time 1
- Begin to understand and use the vocabulary of time.
Sequence familiar events.
Assess and review
SPRING TERM
Counting, reading and writing numbers 2
- Say and use the number names in order in familiar contexts such as number rhymes, songs, stories, counting games and activities (first to five, then ten).
- Recite the number names in order, continuing the count forwards or backwards from a given number.
- Count reliably up to 10 everyday objects (first to 5, then 10), giving just one number name to each object.
- Recognise small numbers without counting.
- Recognise numerals 1 to 9, then 0 and 10.
- Begin to record numbers, initially by making marks, progressing to simple tallying and writing numerals.
- Use language such as more or less to compare two numbers.
Comparing and ordering numbers 2
- Use language such as more or less to compare two numbers and say which is more or less and say a number which lies between two given numbers.
- Order a given set of numbers: for example, the set of numbers 1 to 6 given in random order.
- Order a given set of selected numbers: for example, the set 2, 5, 1, 8, 4.
- Begin to understand and use ordinal numbers in different contexts.
Shape and space 2
- Use everyday words to describe position, direction and movement: for example, follow and give instructions about positions, directions and movements in PE and other activities.
Measures 2
- Use language such as heavier or lighter to compare two quantities, then more than two, by making direct comparison of masses
Assess and review
Adding and subtracting 1
- Begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding.
- Find one more than a number from 1 to 10.
- Begin to relate addition to combining two groups of objects, counting all the objects: extend to three groups of objects.
- Begin to relate adding to counting on.
- Separate (partition) a given number of objects into two groups.
- Select two groups of objects to make a given total.
Money and 'real life' problems 2
- Sort coins, including the £1 and £2 coins, and use them in role play to pay and give change.
Measures, including time 2
- Begin to know the days of the week in order.
Assess and review
SUMMER TERM
Adding and subtracting 2
- Begin to relate addition to combining three groups of objects.
- Select two groups of objects to make a given total.
Adding and subtracting 3
- Begin to use the vocabulary involved in subtracting.
- Find one less than a number from 1 to 10.
- Begin to relate subtraction to 'taking away' and counting how many are left.
Shape and space 3
- Use language such as circle or bigger to describe the shape and size of flat shapes.
Begin to name flat shapes such as circle, square, rectangle ...
Use a variety of shapes to make pictures and patterns, and describe them.
Put sets of objects in order of size.
Talk about, recognise and recreate patterns: for example, simple repeating or symmetrical patterns in the environment.
Measures 3
- Use language such as more or less to compare two quantities, then more than two, by filling and emptying containers
Assess and review
Counting, reading and writing numbers 3
- Count reliably in other contexts, such as clapping sounds or hopping movements.
- Talk about, recognise and recreate simple patterns.
- Say and use the number names in order in familiar contextssuch as number rhymes, songs, stories, counting games and activities (first to five, then ten, then twenty and beyond).
- Recite the number names in order, continuing the count forwards or backwards from a given number.
- Count reliably up to 10 everyday objects,(first to 5, then 10, then beyond) giving just one number name to each object.
- Recognlse small numbers without counting.
- Recognise numerals 1 to 9, then 0 and 10, then beyond 10.
- Begin to record numbers, initially by making marks, progressing to simple tallying and writing numerals.
Adding and subtracting 4
- Begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting.
- Find one more or one less than a number from 1 to 10.
- Begin to relate addition to combining two groups of objects, counting all the objects; extend to three groups of objects.
- Begin to relate adding to counting on.
- Separate (partition) a given number of objects into two groups.
- Select two groups of Objects to make a given total.
- Begin to relate subtraction to 'taking away'and counting how many are left.
Money and 'real life' problems 3
- Begin to understand and use the vocabulary related to money.
Sort coins, including the £1 and £2 coins, and use them In role play to pay and give change.
Measures, including time 3
- Begin to read o'clock time.
Assess and review