Page 100 - EY Teacher's Handbook 2024-2025

Entitlement by Year Group

FS2 Mathematics teachers will also focus on building oral language and vocabulary

development. The teachers will use the following resources and approaches and integrate the topics
to build background knowledge and as a context of interest to children at this age in Mathematics.

FS2 EPG Mathematics Curriculum
Precision teaching every day when assessed as ready for it or in need of it by the class

teacher with a focus on number sense-use of calendar math, number lines, number bonds
teacher with a focus on number sense-use of calendar math, number lines, number bonds
Oral language activities – songs, chants, rhymes, drama- role playing

Sentence stems will improve talk - using “because...”
Prompts will expand talk - complete sentence recall details use open ended questions Why?

Tell me more How?
EY Impact Math question prompts: What do you see? What do you notice? How do you see

that?

FS1
FS1 Mathematics teachers will also focus on building oral language and vocabulary
development. Children will further develop their listening and understanding skills. The teachers will
use the following resources and approaches and integrate the topics to build background knowledge

and as a context of interest to children at this age in “Understanding the World”

FS1 EPG Mathematics Curriculum
Opportunities for private reading and/or to share Mathematics books daily

Precision teaching every day when assessed as ready for it or in need of it by the class
teacher
teacher
Oral language activities – songs, chants, rhymes, drama - role playing and vocabulary linked to

the Mathematics monthly topics
Connect child's prior knowledge (distancing)

Recast - restate child's answer with more detail or correct language
Expand sentence child uses with adjectives - color, size, shapes (add details)