Establish understanding of the language and processes of counting by naming numbers in sequences, initially to and from 20, moving from any starting point
reading stories from other cultures featuring counting in sequence to assist students to recognise ways of counting in local languages and across cultures
identifying the number words in sequence, backwards and forwards, and reasoning with the number sequences, establishing the language on which subsequent counting experiences can be built
developing fluency with forwards and backwards counting in meaningful contexts, including stories and rhymes
understanding that numbers are said in a particular order and there are patterns in the way we say them