Reception Finding the Total Game

Teacher Specific Information

This Reception Finding the Total Game is designed to check pupils’ understanding of adding together two groups of objects to find the total. Children will find two cards that match to win the pair.

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Development Matters

Number

(M-N24) Finds the total number of items in two groups by counting all of them.

(M-N27) In practical activities and discussion, beginning to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting.

(ELG11)  Children count reliably with numbers from one to 20. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer.