Counting coins -- Jack, age 6

Presents puzzle, stamps, favourite mathematics -- Tim, age 6

Shapes with squares -- George, age 6; Hannah, age 6

Shapes with triangles -- Tiff, age 6

The work of gifted and talented children in mathematics in years 1 and 2 shows that they can:

• grasp mathematical ideas quickly;
• calculate fluently and make reasonable estimates;
• make conjectures and check their validity;
• make generalisations and communicate them in words or symbols;
• think flexibly, choosing and using appropriate mathematical operations to solve problems;
• make connections between different aspects of mathematics;