Use our Reception maths baseline assessment resources to build a clear picture of pupils’ early mathematical understanding at the start of Reception. Autumn Block 1 provides practical activities and assessment guidance aligned with the EYFS framework and White Rose Maths progression.
Through observation, mathematical talk and practical tasks, teachers can identify pupils’ starting points in early number, counting, matching, sorting, comparing, pattern and shape. This helps establish the strong foundations needed for the Reception maths learning that follows.
Autumn Block 1 is the starting point for the Maths Masters Reception Autumn sequence. Explore the full term to see the blocks, planning and progression that follow the baseline assessment.
A Reception maths baseline assessment helps teachers understand pupils’ starting points in early mathematical development. Rather than relying on formal testing, these activities provide opportunities to observe what pupils know and how they approach mathematical ideas through practical tasks, discussion and exploration.
The assessment helps teachers identify where pupils may need further opportunities to develop early mathematical knowledge and where they are ready to move on. These starting points can then inform teaching as pupils progress through the Reception Autumn maths blocks.
See where this block sits within the full sequence and explore Reception Autumn maths planning.
