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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
Count on to add
Counting
Roll a 1-6 (or 0-9) numerical dice. Show me this number on your fingers. What is the next number? Show me. Repeat lots of times. Then just roll the dice, children say the next number each time.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
One, two, buckle my shoe. Children could join in with this animated version of One, two, buckle my shoe from www.bbc.co.uk.
Story
My Granny Went to Market by Stella Blackstone