Progression Step 1:

 

Progression Step 1 in the Curriculum for Wales numeracy framework (approx. ages 3–5) focuses on developing fundamental number sense through exploration, play, and practical experience. Learners explore numbers up to 10 and beyond, recognize shapes, and begin to use comparative language like "more than" or "equal to".

 

Key Areas of Learning (Progression Step 1):

• Number & Counting: Learners experience and explore numbers, recognize numbers up to 10 and beyond in a sensory way, and count in everyday situations.
• Comparing Quantities: Students learn to compare numbers (using "more than," "less than," "equal to") and order objects by size.
• Money: Experiences involve exploring money, understanding the purpose of exchange, and recognizing coins like 1p, 2p, 5p, up to £2.
• Patterns & Geometry: Recognizing, copying, and extending patterns (colours, shapes, sounds) and exploring shapes, as noted in the IXL Skill Plan for Wales.
• Data & Probability: Collecting data and using vocabulary related to probability.