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Counting
Sit children in a circle. Count in 1s around the circle. Children raise their arms when they say their number - as you do in a ‘Mexican wave’; then count back again.
Repeat, starting elsewhere in the circle.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
Sing a song which practises counting backwards, e.g. Ten green bottles. Children can join in with this animated version.
Story
Mighty Maddie by Stuart J. Murphy
Count back to subtract
Counting
Shuffle a set of 5-20 cards. Show one. Children count back from this number to zero. Repeat counting back from other numbers.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
Sing a song which subtracts 2 each time, e.g. 10 fat sausages sizzling in a pan, one went pop and another went bang. 8 fat sausages… Children show fingers to match sausages. There is an animated version of 10 Fat Sausages at www.bbc.co.uk.
Story
Ten Little Princesses or Ten Little Pirates by Mike Brownlow