Collected Resources

3-D Shapes

• Give each child a 3-D shape to hold.
• Display images of 3-D shapes on the interactive whiteboard OR stick 3-D shapes to the board using masking tape or sticky-tack.
• Display a 3 by 3 grid of different shapes (see download).
• Describe a shape by its position, e.g. It is above the black cuboid. OR It is beside the green cube.
• Any child holding the same shape as the one you are describing, should stand up, i.e. any child holding a cube would stand up if you made the first statement.
• Repeat, continuing to describe a shape on the grid with reference to its position.

Songs

The Grand Old Duke of York

Little Miss Muffet

Incey Wincey Spider

Half a pound of tuppenny rice. In this song, change the ‘on’ the table, to ‘under’ the table or to ‘beside’ the table, etc. Note up and down and in and out … what other position words could we use?

Story

Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins

Little Star and other Shapes by J. Y. Quinn

Counting

Use the number line. Count to 20 as a class like this: whisper 1, shout 2, whisper 3, shout 4, whisper 5, shout 6, and so on. Repeat this at least twice. Then point out that we can count just the ‘shout-y numbers’. Two, four, six… Count in twos to 20, saying only the even numbers. Repeat this. Then show a cup full of £2 coins (NB These must be real not plastic!) Point out that we can count in twos to see how much money we have. Tip the coins out, then count in twos, dropping one £2 coin into the mug with each number spoken. Two (clink), four (clink), six (clink), etc. How much do I have? This is because each one of these coins is two of these – show the £1 coin. We count in twos to find out ‘How much?’.

Chants/Rhymes/Songs

Song – Five Currant Buns (Adapted)

Adaptation – use two children from class to pay with £1 coins at the appropriate point in the song.

Children start by showing ten fingers

Ten currant buns in a baker’s shop.
Sticky and round with a cherry on top.
Along came Marek with a pound one day,
Bought five buns and took them away.
Children fold down five fingers

Five currant buns in a baker’s shop.
Sticky and round with a cherry on top.
Along came Annie with a pound one day,
Bought five buns and took them away.
Children fold down last five fingers

Show the two £1 coins and show that this is equal to a £2 coin.

Story

The Shopping Basket by John Burningham. Children discuss how much each of the items on the shopping list might cost.