--- title: "Nursery - Maths - Categorising Objects By Size" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-26-nursery-maths-categorising-objects-by-size" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery - Maths - Categorising Objects By Size ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/ae1572d3-613a-4e56-8ea8-daabe3721535.jpg) 26 January 2026 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/ae1572d3-613a-4e56-8ea8-daabe3721535.jpg)Today, the children used our topic story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, to explore size and categorization. The activity began with a "herd" of goats on the grass. The children were tasked with identifying and sorting specific sizes, focusing on big and small. To support their understanding, they used visual Widgits and hand gestures to represent the sizes they were searching for. Once a goat was found, the children placed it on the bridge, checking that their group consisted of the same size. This promoted skills in matching and comparison. For an extra challenge, some children were introduced to the 'medium' goats, practicing the tricky task of distinguishing them from the big and small ones. This successfully built their mathematical vocabulary and ability to differentiate between three distinct sizes. [Nursery](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/nursery) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Maths](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_6062.jpeg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-23-ks2-ttrs-battle-of-the-bands) Previous ### [KS2 TTRS Battle of the Bands! ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-23-ks2-ttrs-battle-of-the-bands) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/fc5abbd6-73a5-469e-a665-5f0a5d591312.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-27-year-5-and-6-pcso-visit) Next ### [Year 5 and 6 PCSO Visit](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-01-27-year-5-and-6-pcso-visit) ### 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/)