Using mathematical language – because it is important that practitioners model precise and correct mathematical language, there are suggestions of key sentences that you might use and have repeated; they provide a language structure to connect each mathematical idea to different contexts. Children will initially use their own language to talk about the mathematics, and will develop correct and precise language if this is modelled by adults. Talk and Discuss Together provides a set of slides, designed to be used with children after they have watched the episode. They provide a stimulus to talk about what children have noticed, and draw their attention to key aspects of the mathematics. There are often notes for each slide, indicated by a blue dot in the bottom right-hand corner. The notes give ideas for supporting mathematical talk and engaging children in practical activity; some slides have animation to illustrate mathematical concepts.

Learning Together in Year 1 extends the mathematics into Y1. The slides are designed to be used within the context of whole class teaching for mastery. Enabling Environments gives suggestions for extending the mathematics into the wider Early Years environment where children engage in meaningful activity and explore mathematical concepts.

Number cards are an effective and commonly used teaching tool to assist children with counting and other maths topics. Children develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity

Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating Print them out and laminate for a resource that you can use to teach this important lesson again and again. The resource also comes in an eco version that allows you to keep hold of the cards' bold colours but save on ink at the same time.