2 Are children offered plenty of 'real' opportunities for using numbers and practising counting?
3 How are children encouraged to talk about their mathematical learning?
4 Have you thought about key vocabulary and appropriate questions to ask to extend learning?
5 Are parents aware of practical ways in which they can help their children learn about numbers?
6 Have you discussed, as a team, the early stages of development in the area of 'numbers as labels and for counting'? Are staff confident in assessing learning in this area?
7 What have you learnt about children's mathematical learning from your observations? And what have the children learnt from each other?
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