Listen to the story ‘Maisy goes Camping’ which allows for mathematical discussions on:
Counting:
• cardinality – the last number tells you how many there are
• counting for a purpose – to see how many there are
Comparing:
• saying a number which is more or less
Number symbols:
• reading and matching numerals to amounts, or recording amounts informally
Addition and subtraction:
• adding and subtracting one or two from small amounts in a practical situation
• talking about and solving practical problems involving addition and subtraction
• using fingers for addition and subtraction calculations
• using number facts e.g. "I know there are two inside because two and two are four"
Problem solving:
• modelling a simple addition/subtraction word problem
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