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Mathematical development

Principle Helping children to see themselvesas mathematicians, and developing positive attitudes and dispositions towards their learning (p71)

Helping children to see themselvesas mathematicians, and developing positive attitudes and dispositions towards their learning (p71)

Early learning goals

* Say and use number names inorder in familiar contexts (p74)

* Count reliably up to ten everyday objects (p74)

* Recognise numerals 1 to 9 (p74)

* Use developing mathematicalideas and methods to solvepractical problems (p74)

* In practical activities and discussion, begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting (p76)

* Begin to relate addition to combining two groups of objects and subtraction to 'taking away' (p76)

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