* Children being confident and enthusiastic to join in with or talk about mathematical activities (p71)
* Making good use of opportunities to talk 'mathematically' as children play or take part in normal daily activities (p72) Early learning goals
* Use developing mathematical ideas to solve practical problems (p74)
* In practical activities and discussion, begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting (p76)
* Use language such as 'greater', 'smaller', 'heavier' or 'lighter' to compare quantities (p80) Stepping stones
* Willingly attempt to count, with some numbers in the correct order (p74)
* Use size language such as 'big' or 'little' (p78)
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