--- title: "Nursery And Pre-School - Maths - Categorising Objects" url: "https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/2026-09-08-nursery-and-pre-school-maths-categorising-objects" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery And Pre-School - Maths - Categorising Objects ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2026-09-08_10_09_58.jpg) 8 September 2026 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/Collage_2026-09-08_10_09_58.jpg)Our nursery and preschool children have been diving into early mathematical concepts this week with a vibrant, hands-on activity at the light table! The illuminated setting provided a captivating backdrop for multi-layered learning as the children explored colour, size, and counting. The children began by categorising glowing coloured blocks and translucent splats by colour, matching and grouping similar shades. From there, they put their counting skills to work by building colorful rainbow towers, carefully counting each block as they built higher. As the towers grew, the children explored height and spatial vocabulary, working together to identify which structures were the shortest and which were the tallest. To solidify their understanding, we supported the children in using this new mathematical language in short, complete sentences—such as "This red tower is the tallest!"—helping them connect physical play directly to clear mathematical thinking. [Nursery](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/tag/nursery) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Maths](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/tag/maths) [Pre School](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/tag/pre-school) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2026-09-08_10_57_03.jpg)](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/2026-09-07-nursery-and-pre-school-literacy-wiggle-me-into-squiggle) Previous ### [Nursery And Pre-School - Literacy - Wiggle Me Into Squiggle ](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/2026-09-07-nursery-and-pre-school-literacy-wiggle-me-into-squiggle) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/d61425a7-0d78-4e50-ae8c-5444081d6b64.jpg)](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/2026-09-09-reception-maths-counting) Next ### [Reception-Maths-Counting](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/2026-09-09-reception-maths-counting) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news) - [Events](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/events) - [Clubs](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/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://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)