Mathematics

A secure understanding of number, shape, space and measure provides children with essential foundations for both future learning and everyday life. Through an ambitious and engaging curriculum, we help children develop mathematical knowledge, language and problem-solving skills while fostering curiosity and confidence. By exploring mathematical concepts through play, investigation and real-life experiences, children build the understanding they need to thrive in school and beyond.

Number

Our children gain a strong foundation in mathematical understanding through play, exploration, and practical activities. They learn to count using songs, number rhymes and the use of concrete objects. They learn to subitise through looking at number represented by dots (for example on dice) and begin to group numbers. Through everyday activities children learn to count objects, actions, and sounds and can compare quantities understanding the concept of more and less.

Maths Everywhere

We strive to make maths meaningful for our children and are mindful to keep activities practical and fun. It is very easy to jump straight to number when we think of maths but our staff are experts in building upon firm foundations, first understanding the importance of sorting, classifying, measuring and comparing. We use familiar resources and equipment to ensure that children experience real life mathematical problem solving.

Measure

Children develop an understanding of measures through meaningful everyday experiences. They explore concepts such as heavy and light, tall and short, full and empty by comparing objects, materials and people. Children also begin to develop an awareness of time through familiar daily routines and events. Areas of the environment are thoughtfully designed to encourage the exploration of measurement concepts through play and investigation.

Supportive Environment

Areas of the environment are designed to support children to measure in age-appropriate ways; scales in the mud kitchen and measuring tapes in construction areas.
Number songs and rhymes are carefully planned to provide an interactive, fun way to teach maths.
Staff receive training on using correct mathematical vocabulary so they can seize opportune teachable moments.

Shape and Space

Children are given regular opportunities to explore shape and space through hands-on experiences and play. They investigate shapes in the environment, use positional language, build and construct with a range of materials, and develop spatial awareness through activities both indoors and outdoors. These experiences help children recognise, compare and talk about shapes while developing their understanding of how objects fit, move and relate to one another.

Family Involvement

We often share what children are learning in maths through catch up calls and/or the daily report.
We will share number rhymes on the newsletter so that you can practice them at home.

Our Curriculum

Mathematics helps children make sense of the world around them. From noticing patterns and quantities to exploring shapes, space, and measurement, mathematical understanding develops through everyday experiences, play, investigation, and problem-solving. These early mathematical experiences provide important foundations for future learning and help children develop confidence in thinking, reasoning, and making connections.

The progression visuals provide an accessible overview of this journey, illustrating how children's mathematical understanding develops over time. The visual progression highlights how children learn to recognise and represent numbers, subitise small quantities, understand cardinality, compare size, weight and capacity, use mathematical vocabulary, recognise and describe shapes, understand spatial relationships, and create and continue patterns.