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title: "Nursery - Maths - Counting In Sequence"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-09-nursery-maths-counting-in-sequence"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# Nursery - Maths - Counting In Sequence

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/eaa2bc4a-9d68-4c2d-b416-7fe33385a546.jpg)   9 October 2025

![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/eaa2bc4a-9d68-4c2d-b416-7fe33385a546.jpg)During our maths lesson, the children participated in a fun, hands-on activity focusing on sequential counting and early number recognition using our jumbo birthday cake prop. The main task involved counting and placing candles onto the cake in the correct order, which reinforced the principle of one-to-one correspondence. To support their learning, some children successfully used sound buttons to guide their counting and candle placement. For those demonstrating strong sequential counting skills up to ten, we introduced the visual numerals 1, 2, and 3. They used the sound buttons to support this new knowledge before consolidating it by tracing the numbers with their fingers. This engaging, multi-sensory approach provided excellent practice in both oral counting and linking written numerals to quantity.

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