Year 1

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  • I can calculate in my head
  • I can recall the first ten multiples of 2 and 10
  • I can classify and sort objects
  • I can count reliably forward and backwards up to 20 everyday objects
  • I can understand the value of each number
  • I can recognise and write numerals up to 20
  • I can compare and order numbers including ordinal numbers
  • I can talk about, recognise and recreate simple patterns e.g. counting in 2’s and 10’s
  • I can understand that a total can be made up of two parts
  • I can use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting
  • I can say and show ‘one more’ and ‘one less’ than a number from 1 to 9
  • I can understand addition as the combination of two sets (extend to three sets)
  • I can relate addition, including that of doubles, to counting on
  • I can select two groups of objects to make a given total
  • I can subtract from a number of objects (up to 10) by taking away
  • I can understand subtraction as counting back
  • I can understand subtraction as breaking apart
  • I can name 3-D (solid) shapes and 2-D (flat) shapes
  • I can put sets of objects and shapes in order of size
  • I can talk about, recognise and recreate patterns
  • I can identify symmetrical objects in the environment
  • I can use language such as long/short and longer/shorter to compare two quantities
  • I can understand the vocabulary associated with length and height
  • I can estimate and measure length and height using nonstandard units
  • I can use language such as heavier or lighter to measure and compare two or more quantities
  • I can compare the weights of two objects directly, using balance scales
  • I can understand and use the vocabulary related to capacity
  • I can use language such as more or less to measure and compare two or more quantities, by making direct comparisons and filling and emptying containers
  • I can follow instructions about positions, directions and movement
  • I can recognise and use the language of movement/position/direction
  • I can understand and use the vocabulary related to money
  • I can sort and recognise euro coins including the one euro coin
  • I can order coins starting from 1 cent going up to the highest value
  • I can use coins to pay
  • I can understand and use the vocabulary of time
  • I can sequence familiar events
  • I can recognise that here are seven days in a week and put them in order
  • I can begin to understand the calendar
  • I can read the time to the hour
  • I can show the time to the hour on an analogue clock
  • I can solve a given problem by sorting, classifying and organising information in simple ways
  • I can discuss and explain results