Exploring and Playing
Equivalence
Maths Reception
This unit is part of
Reception Longer Maths Blocks Addition and Subtraction and
Reception Maths Planning Addition and Subtraction
Active Learning
Creating and Thinking Critically
Maths Out Loud
Counting
Point to any number on the 1-20 track. Children say the next three numbers. Repeat.
Number bonds
Play ‘Give me 5’. Show a number of fingers up to 5. Children show you the number of fingers needed to make 5, e.g. you show 4, they show 1.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
Sing ‘5 little men in a flying saucer’, e.g. at Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer from www.bbc.co.uk
Pause to ask how many will be left each time.
Story
Quack and count by Keith Baker
You Will Need
Exploring and Playing
Conkers in a sand tray/pit or pebbles in a box of sand; a selection of 5, 6 or 7 animals; two pens; 2 to 12 number cards (with lots of 6 and 7 cards) and dominoes; trains and carriages in two colours
Active Learning
Pan balance (e.g. the sort used for number shapes), number shapes to 5 (or use sticks of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cubes); a whistle, whiteboard and pen; an egg box, 6 brown eggs and 6 white eggs, flipchart and pens; coat hanger, same coloured pegs, cloth.
Creating and Thinking Critically
Two cardboard boxes to make caves and six bears; 7 cards and blu-tac®; flipchart; a piece of paper with a large snake drawn with 7 spaces for each child, crayons/paints and brushes/sponges; 1 to 5 number cards; cubes; blank cards; Addition cards (see resources)