Counting and understanding number

Blue emphasised text signifies end-of-year (EOY) objectives within Mathematics and Early Learning Goals (ELG) within Foundation Stage. In Years 1 to 6, Literacy does not have end-of-year (EOY) objectives.

• Say and use number names in order in familiar contexts
• Know that numbers identify how many objects are in a set
• Count reliably up to 10 everyday objects
• Estimate how many objects they can see and check by counting
• Count aloud in ones, twos, fives or tens
• Use language such as 'more' or 'less' to compare two numbers
• Use ordinal numbers in different contexts
• Recognise numerals 1 to 9