What's new: Maths vocabulary, bigger and biggest

Learning the correct terms to compare things is vital in the Early Years and one of the most important aspects of measurement. Here we have four more great pages on maths vocabulary for young children, looking at bigger and biggest. You can find these in our Shapes and Measures section....

Resource of the Week: Maths Game, Aliens Matching Numbers

This is a super maths game to introduce numbers up to 5 for young children. Our happy little aliens need to find the correct numbers on the craters so that they get home safely. Your child can help them by sliding them into the right craters. Great for children just...

Free Resource: Add to 10p

To give you a quick idea of the maths worksheets available here are four pages from our 'Moving On' section, especially written for children who have gained confidence in counting above 10. This set of pages helps with adding money. Add the 10p coin to the other coins to find...

Early Years: What is Expected? More Details

Let’s begin by looking at what is expected by the end of the Reception year – that’s children aged between 4 and 5 years old. This is sometimes called the Foundation Stage. Yes, even our 5 year olds have targets to reach! I will go through each of the strands...

The Early Years: Seven Strands of Maths

The content of this site follows the expectations laid down by the National Curriculum, in particular the Primary Framework for Mathematics. The Primary Framework sets out yearly teaching programmes from Reception through to Year 6. Part of these teaching programmes is a set of key objectives – in other words,...

The Early Years: What is Expected? Introduction

The Early Years or The Foundation Stage in English Education is considered to be from the age of 3 to 5. (Not to be confused with Foundation GCSE exams at 16!) This covers the years when a child might go to a nursery through to the end of the reception...