Numbers - birth to 11 - how?

[hbcm]

Hi. Silly question but it's been on my mind for days now!

I'm getting to the end of my first couple of weeks with my first 2 mindees. I've been considering their starting points and noting things down rather than doing observations yet.

For some reason this one stumps me:
Maths - Numbers - Birth to 11m: Notices changes in number of objects/images or sounds in group of up to 3.

I cannot think of a way to determine this in a baby of almost 1 year old. How can I incorporate this into an activity to check the child's progress?

Very grateful for any links or ideas please. I'm sure it'll be something I am overthinking but I'd rather check. Thanks so much.

Helen

[Dragonfly]

When babies/toddlers start I do starting points noting what they can do I.e can they sit unaided, have they started walking, do they interact with other children in baby babble ,drink from a cup lidded or not etc. I don’t go in-depth with maths etc keep to-prime areas under two.Once you’re noted what they can do you go from there like can they build a tower of blocks how many?.
maybe I’ve been doing it wrong all these years 😱

[moggy]

Put away the book and look at the child! Those statements are not check lists or milestones, they are not to be 'looked for' and ticked off (it even says so in Development Matters and EYO- it is a guide 'to make best fit judgements'). Look at the what the child is doing, then you can read all the statements in an age band and see if you feel if the child is roughly in their age-related band, or not.
You do not need to be determining if the child is doing a particular statement- get an over all feel for the child's ability and trust your own judgement, take a look at a wide range of those statements to get a gut feeling whether they are where they should be, or if they are lagging behind in any areas.

[Maza]

Also, the things you are 'noting down' ARE your observations. Observations don't have to be lengthy, they can be snapshots (a sentence or two) of the things you have noticed. As long as they inform your planning. x

[moggy]

Also, the things you are 'noting down' ARE your observations. Observations don't have to be lengthy, they can be snapshots (a sentence or two) of the things you have noticed. As long as they inform your planning. x

Simply observing is an observation- it does not need to be written down at all!

[moggy]

And just to add, yes some of the statements don't make much sense!