Reception Mathematics skills
✅ A. Count to 3
Identify numbers – up to 3
Choose the number that you hear – up to 3
Learn to count – up to 3
Count objects – up to 3
Count dots – up to 3
Count shapes – up to 3
Count using stickers – up to 3
Count on ten frames – up to 3
Show numbers on ten frames – up to 3
Represent numbers – up to 3
✅ B. Count to 5
Identify numbers – up to 5
Choose the number that you hear – up to 5
Learn to count – up to 5
Count objects – up to 5
Count dots – up to 5
Count shapes – up to 5
Count using stickers – up to 5
Count cubes – up to 5
Show numbers with cubes – up to 5
Count on ten frames – up to 5
Show numbers on ten frames – up to 5
Represent numbers – up to 5
One more with pictures – up to 5
One more – up to 5
One less with pictures – up to 5
One less – up to 5
What number comes next? – up to 5
Ordinal numbers – up to fifth
✅ C. Count to 10
Identify numbers – up to 10
Choose the number that you hear – up to 10
Learn to count – up to 10
Count objects – up to 10
Count dots – up to 10
Count shapes – up to 10
Count using stickers – up to 10
Count cubes – up to 10
Show numbers with cubes – up to 10
Count on ten frames – up to 10
Show numbers on ten frames – up to 10
Tally marks – up to 10
Represent numbers – up to 10
One more with pictures – up to 10
One more – up to 10
One less with pictures – up to 10
One less – up to 10
One more and one less – up to 10
What number comes next? – up to 10
Count up – up to 10
Count up and down – up to 10
Count forward – up to 10
Count forward and backward – up to 10
Count to fill a ten frame
Learn to count by 2s
Count by 2s
Ordinal numbers – up to tenth
✅ D. Count to 20
Identify numbers – up to 20
Count objects – up to 20
Count dots – up to 20
Count dots – 0 to 20
Count shapes – up to 20
Count on ten frames – up to 20
Show numbers on ten frames – up to 20
Represent numbers – up to 20
Tally marks – up to 20
Count up – up to 20
Count up and down – up to 20
Count forward – up to 20
Count forward and backward – up to 20
✅ E. Comparing
Are there enough?
More
Fewer
Fewer and more – compare by counting
Compare in a mixed group
Find the larger number – up to 5
Find the smaller number – up to 5
Compare two numbers – up to 10
Put numbers in order – up to 10
Put numbers in order – up to 20
✅ F. Addition up to 5
Put together cubes – sums up to 5
Partition numbers up to 5: words
Add with cubes – sums up to 5
Add with pictures – sums up to 5
Addition sentences up to 5: which model matches?
Addition sentences up to 5: what does the model show?
Partition numbers up to 5: addition sentences
Add two numbers – sums up to 5
Make a number using addition – sums up to 5
Complete the addition sentence – sums up to 5
Addition word problems with pictures – sums up to 5
✅ G. Addition up to 10
Put together cubes – sums up to 10
Partition numbers up to 10: words
Add with cubes – sums up to 10
Add with pictures – sums up to 10
Addition sentences up to 10: which model matches?
Addition sentences up to 10: what does the model show?
Partition numbers up to 10: addition sentences
Add two numbers – sums up to 10
Make a number using addition – sums up to 10
Complete the addition sentence – sums up to 10
Add doubles with models – sums up to 10
Add doubles – sums up to 10
Addition word problems with pictures – sums up to 10
✅ H. Subtraction up to 5
Take away cubes – numbers up to 5
Subtract with cubes – numbers up to 5
Subtract with pictures – numbers up to 5
Subtraction sentences up to 5: which model matches?
Subtract – numbers up to 5
Make a number using subtraction – numbers up to 5
Complete the subtraction sentence – numbers up to 5
Subtraction word problems with pictures – numbers up to 5
✅ I. Subtraction up to 10
Take away cubes – numbers up to 10
Subtract with cubes – numbers up to 10
Subtract with pictures – numbers up to 10
Subtraction sentences up to 10: which model matches?
Subtract – numbers up to 10
Make a number using subtraction – numbers up to 10
Complete the subtraction sentence – numbers up to 10
Subtraction word problems with pictures – numbers up to 10
✅ J. Fractions
Equal parts
Identify halves
Identify halves and quarters
Make halves
✅ K. Positions
In front of and behind
Inside and outside
Top and bottom
Top, middle and bottom
Above and below
Left and right
Left, middle and right
Beside and next to
✅ L. Classify
Different
Same
Same and different
Classify shapes by colour
Classify and sort by colour
Classify and sort by shape
✅ M. Patterns
Colour patterns
Size patterns
Shape patterns
What comes next?
✅ N. Size
Long and short
Tall and short
Wide and narrow
Light and heavy
Holds more or less
Compare size, weight and capacity
Measure using objects
Measure length with cubes
Build cube trains to measure length
Measure height with cubes
Build cube trains to measure height
✅ O. Money
Coin values – 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p
Coin values – 20p, 50p, £1 and £2
Coin values – all coins
Count pennies
Count money – 1p and 2p coins
Count money – 1p, 2p and 5p coins
✅ P. Flat shapes
Name the shape
Circles
Squares
Triangles
Rectangles
Circles, squares, triangles and rectangles
Flat shapes in the real world
Curved parts
Count sides
Count corners
Compose flat shapes
✅ Q. Solid shapes
Flat and solid shapes
Describe solid shapes
Name the solid shape
Spheres
Cubes
Cuboids
Cones
Cylinders
Select solid shapes
✅ R. Time
Seasons
Days of the week
Months of the year
✅ S. Data and graphs
Which pictograph is correct?
Interpret pictographs
Which table is correct?
Interpret data in tables