Children learning about numbers and amounts is fraught with difficulty. Maths can be easily misunderstood and misconceptions can quickly develop. This document lists common misconceptions and misunderstandings that a teacher of the Early Years Foundation Stage may encounter in the the children they teach. It will suggest ways to address and avoid these.

Subitising has to be planned for and taught. This document explains what subisiting is and also gives suggestions for learning experiences that can be provided for children.

I have created this resource to help with learning to subitise images for EYFS that develop the ability to discuss and prove the properties of numbers. I have called it ‘Monics’ as I see it as a mathematical phonics programme. The idea is that the tasks would happen nearly every day for up to ten minutes. Children love to do these activities and, over time, they develop visualisation and the ability to create a proof which are underpinning skills for Reasoning and mental calculation. The document also shows which images and ideas link with which episodes from the Number Blocks TV series. This resource will undoubtedly improve your children’s mathematical thinking!