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rhymes,
and
familiar songs to
support
babies’
enjoyment.
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Numeracy
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(Numbers,
Shapes, Space,
Measure)
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Babies can notice
changes in number
of objects/images or
sounds in group of
up to 3.
Collect
number
rhymes which are
repetitive.
Babies’
early
awareness of shape,
space and measure
grows from their
sensory awareness
and opportunities to
observe objects and
their movements,
and to play and
explore.
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to tell stories and
encourage
young
children to join in
whatever possible.
Write down things
children say to
support
their
developing
understanding that
what they say can
be written down and
then
read
and
understood
by
someone else.
Use number words
in
meaningful
concepts. Provide
collections that can
be
sorted
and
matched in various
ways.
Provide games and
equipment that offer
opportunities
for
counting.
Provide objects of
various textures and
weights in treasure
baskets to excite and
encourage students’
interests.
Provide
different
sizes and shapes of
containers in water
play so that children
can
experiment
water
with
quantities
and
measures.
Highlight patterns in
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the characters of the
books.
Encourage them to
predict outcomes.
Provide
activities
during
which
children
will
experiment
with
writing.
Support and scaffold
individual children’s
writing
as
opportunities arise.
Give reasons to count
by asking them for
example to bring 5
paint brushes.
Create opportunities
for
children
to
separate objects into
groups.
Provide collections
of interesting things
for children to sort,
order, count, and
label in their play.
Provide rich and
varied opportunities
for comparing length,
weight, capacity and
time.
Plan
opportunities
for
children
to
describe
and
compare
shapes,
measures
and
distance.
Introduce
to
mathematical