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Year 1; 5+ to 6+ years

At this age, the children exhibit tricky emotions independence friendships and social play and improved physical coordination. Their reading and speaking kills are also improved. They begin to read books that are appropriate for their age, they sound out and decode unfamiliar words.
They can match written and spoken words.
In Mathematics, they can count in 2s, 5s and 10s . They understand the concept of less and more, they’re able to use comparative language such as “greater than” and ‘less than”
The focus for children in this class is to manipulate and play with objects so that they can develop clear links between their own environment and the maths concepts which they are learning.
The goal is to focus on creating more confidence in the children.