--- title: "Reception Class - Counting the Buttons on the Gingerbread Man" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-01-21-reception-class-counting-the-buttons-on-the-gingerbread-man" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Reception Class - Counting the Buttons on the Gingerbread Man ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/IMG_1189.jpeg) 21 January 2025 Reception class have been using the smart board to support their learning in class. The children had to subitise or count the buttons in the gingerbread man and find the correct numeral. ![](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/images/news/IMG_1189.jpeg) [Reception](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/reception) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Maths](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [Computing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/computing) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_1188.jpeg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-01-20-reception-class-class-worship-jesus-walks-on-water) Previous ### [Reception Class - Class Worship - Jesus Walks on Water](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-01-20-reception-class-class-worship-jesus-walks-on-water) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Phonics_Workshop.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-01-22-reception-phonics-and-guided-reading-workshop-for-the-children-s-adults) Next ### [Reception - Phonics and Guided Reading - Workshop For The Children's Adults.](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-01-22-reception-phonics-and-guided-reading-workshop-for-the-children-s-adults) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)