Numbers to 10
Let's work together, step by step, through the process of learning numbers to 10. Just follow the links below to the appropriate level for your child or children to find ideas for early learning at home, out and about and in the classroom, together with our resources.
Numbers are all around us... we just get so used to them as adults that we stop noticing them. But all that will change when you have a toddler and think about introducing them to numbers:
- What numbers sound like
- What numbers look like
- What numbers actually represent
- How we use numbers
To really understand numbers and move on to being able to manipulate them, children must also be able to count on, count backwards, understand ordering and many other skills, all of which we cover below.
What does a number sound like? The first step in familiarising children with numbers is to help...
What does a number look like? If you start to look out for them, numbers are everywhere and we don...
Sorting activities are an important precursor to counting and understanding what comes next....
What does a number mean? Many toddlers can count by rote, having listened to you and perhaps older...
Of course it is important that children learn to write the number symbols correctly, and we have...
Now that your child understands the sounds of numbers, what number symbols look like and one to one...
When children are comfortable writing the number symbols and counting, it is time to introduce the...
Many children learn to recite their numbers, counting from 1 to 10 quickly, but get stuck if you...
Learning to count backwards - and to understand what the numbers mean rather than just reciting...
It is useful for children to be able to recognise - and fill in - a missing number from a sequence...
By this stage many children will also have a good sense of order of the numbers up to 10 and will...
Adding "one more" and taking away one to get "one less" are skills which can be...
As well as being able to compare numbers, it is important that children can put numbers into order...
A number bond is simply a pair of numbers that adds up to another number. "Getting" how...
By understanding counting on and number bonds, children will already have a grasp of some of what...
We are going to look at three strategies for subtraction: subtraction by crossing out, subtraction...
When children are absolutely confident with numbers to 10, it is time to look at how we describe...
Help children learn to recognise and write the ordinal numbers up to 10 and their abbreviations too...
As adults we can easily describe an item as "first from the left" or "second from...
Much of the previous work children have done with number bonds, addition within 10 and subtraction...
