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Year   N      Numeracy Curriculum overview





Counting rhymes and songs

Counting stories

Reciting some numbers in sequence

Counts in order to 5

Selects a small quantity of objects from a group.

Sort by colour/size

Matching objects     1-1

Size vocabulary big/small  

Time vocabulary before, later, soon, today, tomorrow, yesterday.


Quantity vocabulary more/a lot


Experiments with marks


Playing with shapes






Counts in order to 10

Counting backwards from 5

Representing numbers—fingers or marks on paper


Number zoo stories

Recognise 1-5


Counts 3/4 items saying name for each. –touch counting


Order by length or height  tallest, longest, shortest


Continue a pattern


Days of the week


2D shape recognition  circle triangle square rectangle


Vocabulary of addition

Counts to 10 and beyond

Counts backwards from 10

Numerals 1-5   1-10

Number zoo stories

Vocabulary more/fewer

One more one less


Combining two groups to find total

Number formation


Counting large cups—introduction of early mms language


Select a named shape

3D shape recognition  cube cylinder cuboid


Pattern making—creating


Order by weight heavy/light

Role-play with coins




New curriculum Objectives and/or gaps in coverage

Recites some number names in sequence

Uses some number names  and number language spontaneously.

Uses some number names accurately in play

Shows curiosity about numbers by offering comments or asking questions

Shows interest in numerals in the environment

Shows interest in shape and space by playing with shapes or making arrangements with objects

Shows interest in shape by sustained construction activity or by talking about shapes and arrangements






Recites numbers to 10

Knows that numbers identify how many are in a set.

Beginning to represent numbers using fingers marks on paper

Sometimes matches numeral and quantity correctly

Compares two groups of numbers saying when they have the same number.

Uses positional language

Shows interest in shapes in the environment

Uses shapes appropriately for tasks

Beginning to talk about shapes of everyday objects e.g. round tall







Recognise numerals 1-5

Counts objects to 10 and beginning to count beyond 10.

Counts out six objects from a larger group

Selects the correct numeral to represent 1-5 then 1-10

Counts an irregular arrangement of up to ten objects.

Finds the total number of items in two groups by counting all of them.

Beginning to use mathematical names for solid 3D shapes and flat 2D shapes and mathematical terms to describe shapes.

Selects a particular named shape.

Can describe their relevant position such as behind or next to.

Orders two or three items by weight or capacity

Orders two or three items by length or height.