Adding to 5

By the end of this unit, children will be able to:

1. use objects or counters to represent numbers and perform addition.
2. combine two sets of objects and count the total
3. understand that addition is combining two or more sets to make a larger set.
4. recognize the ‘+’ symbol as an operation that signifies addition.

Curriculum Alignment:

• Development Matters − Reception − Explore the composition of numbers to 10.
• Birth to 5 Matters − Range 6 − Shows awareness that numbers are made up (composed) of smaller numbers, exploring partitioning in different ways with a wide range of objects.