2 Are children offered plenty of 'real' opportunities for using numbers and practising counting?
3 How are children encouraged to talk about their mathematical learning?
4 Have you thought about key vocabulary and appropriate questions to ask to extend learning?
5 Are parents aware of practical ways in which they can help their children learn about numbers?
6 Have you discussed, as a team, the early stages of development in the area of 'numbers as labels and for counting'? Are staff confident in assessing learning in this area?
7 What have you learnt about children's mathematical learning from your observations? And what have the children learnt from each other?
8 How are children challenged to use their developing mathematical ideas to solve problems in the setting?
9 How is display used to develop children's understanding of number? Are there numbers and number lines displayed in the setting?
10 What opportunities are provided to encourage children to develop systems for recording their experiences?
