1. Addition

2. Number songs Counting forwards Everyday situations Practical activities to reinforce skills including 1 to 1 correspondence, adding 1 more, combining 2 groups together and number recognition

3. 343536 4446 545556 Key stage 1 Using objects Number lines and number beads, e.g. 55+37 Hundred squares Place value Counting on Number facts Number sentences, e.g. 20+5=25 55

4. Years 3 and 4 Using previously learnt skills on larger numbers Partitioning e.g. 746 + 203 as 700 + 200 and 40 and 6 + 3 Expanded column method Compact column method

5. Years 5 and 6 Continuing to use previously learnt mental and written methods Introducing decimals Expanded and compact methods for money, several large numbers together and numbers with up to 2 decimal places