--- title: "Nursery - Maths - Number Hunt" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-03-31-nursery-maths-number-hunt" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery - Maths - Number Hunt ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/c5837c00-8255-44ca-8997-0a427c4073e5.jpg) 31 March 2026 This week, the children in Pre-school have been sharpening their number recognition skills through a high-energy "number hunt" around the classroom. We hid twelve little chicks, each marked with a number from 0 to 11, in various spots for the children to discover during their play. The activity began during independent learning time, where the children enjoyed spotting the chicks at random. This initial phase allowed them to practice recognizing different numerals in a relaxed and exploratory way. During our focused lesson, the challenge was increased as the children were tasked with finding the chicks in the correct numerical order. This required the children to think carefully about the counting sequence, identifying which number would come next before scouring the room to find the matching chick. There was a wonderful sense of excitement throughout the lesson, and it was lovely to see the children's joy as they successfully located the next number in the sequence. This hands-on approach effectively combined physical movement with sequential thinking and purposeful number recognition ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/c5837c00-8255-44ca-8997-0a427c4073e5.jpg) [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) [Pre School](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pre-school) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2026-03-30_11_37_26.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-03-30-year-6-english-explanation-texts) Previous ### [Year 6: English - Explanation Texts](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-03-30-year-6-english-explanation-texts) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/a6e648bd-2724-4c70-964d-eaf1a1dc170b.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-01-year-5-english-reading-and-responding-to-haikus) Next ### [Year 5 English - Reading and Responding to Haikus](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-01-year-5-english-reading-and-responding-to-haikus) ### 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/)