Birth to 3 years: Mathematics
- I like to play with stacking blocks and cups. I put objects inside others and take them out again
- I enjoy taking part in finger rhymes with numbers
- I react to changes of amount in a group of up to three items – if you build a tower with three blocks and take one away, I’ll notice
- I can compare amounts, saying ‘lots’, ‘more’ or ‘same’
- I am starting to show an interest in counting by making sounds, pointing and saying some numbers in order
- I like to count in everyday routines and play. I sometimes skip numbers – ‘1-2-3-5.’I like to climb and squeeze myself into different types of spaces
- I enjoy building with lots of different resources such as blocks and boxes
- I can do inset puzzles
- I use words and gestures to compare size and weight: ‘bigger/little/smaller’, ‘high/low’, ‘tall’, ‘heavy’
- I notice patterns and arrange things in patterns