Early years comparing numbers

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    Maths story time

    Age
    3 to 5

    This story provides an engaging context for children to share out the treasure fairly among the characters.

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    Beat the clock

    Age
    3 to 5

    Children use everyday language to talk about time, to compare quantities and to solve problems

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    How long are you?

    Age
    3 to 5

    Children use everyday language to talk about size, to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems

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    Counting collections in the early years

    In this article for practitioners, Cath Gripton and Deliah Pawluch explore the 'counting collections' approach, which encourages children to spend time playing and experimenting with counting.