This numeracy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to practise using the correct vocabulary words to identify and describe the sizes of different animals that live in the world. The class can record lists of animals to show how they can be compared by their heights and lengths.

Animal Heights

Identify and match sets of statements to describe the height of a range of different animals using the vocabulary words of taller and shorter

Animal Lengths

Identify and match sets of statements to describe the length of a range of different animals using the vocabulary words of longer and shorter

Animal Words

Identify and match sets of statements to describe the sizes of a range of different animals using the vocabulary words of bigger and smaller

  • Halving Things

    Halving Things

    Explain and model how to find and record the halves of some of the different objects that can be used at home and in school

  • School Friends

    School Friends

    Identify and learn classroom routines and organisation by exploring and describing information and likes and dislikes for each of their classmates

  • Classroom

    Classroom

    Identify the location and function of different objects used in the classroom and explore how to formulate rules to manage the classroom safely

  • Shape Patterns

    Shape Patterns

    Identify, describe and compare the sequences of geometric shapes that have been used to create a range of different patterns