End of Age 3
Beginning End of Age 4
Able End of Age 5 Confident Your child can say one, two, three up
to ten, in order. He knows
that these names (one, two..) are used for counting.
He can use these names to count objects he comes across.
He can count verbally up to 10 everyday
objects without making mistakes. He can recognise numbers 1 to 9 written
as numerals.
Children
need to identify this symbols correctly and associate them to counting
(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9). He
can say what the numbers are by looking at these symbols(1,2,3..). He can in conversations, use language
such as 'more' or 'less', 'greater' or 'smaller', 'heavier' or 'lighter',
to compare two numbers or quantities. He uses words such as take away, add,
total, equal in practical activities and play. He can find one more or one less than a
number from 1 to 10.
(For example he can tell one more than 8 is 9.) While playing
(building blocks)
he can
identify addition as combining/putting together two groups of objects, and
subtraction as 'taking away'; While playing he can talk about,
recognise and recreate simple patterns using objects.
Patterns
built by lining up objects while
playing building blocks is an example;
circle,
circle, square, circle, circle, square...) He can use words such as 'circle',
‘square’ or ‘bigger’, ‘smaller’ to describe the shape and size
of solids and flat shapes; He can use everyday words to describe
position; He can say ‘in front of’, behind, left, right, up, down,
below. (This
helps to develop his special awareness)
Check list for parents:
Maths- Ages 3-5