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Introducing time
Counting
Give each child a number card: beginning with the number 1, up to the number of children in class. Count around the class, with children raising their cards and putting them down again like a Mexican wave. Count back from the highest number.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
Days of the week song, e.g. Mr R's Days of the Week Sing-along Song from www.YouTube.com.
Story
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle or Mr Wolf’s Week by Colin Hawkins.
Comparing measures directly
Counting
Hang numbers 1-10 on washing line and count along the line.
Turn over 4 of the numbers. Point to missing numbers in turn and ask children to suggest what is missing, count along the line to check.
Now turn the cards back around.
Repeat with 4 other numbers.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
Sing ‘One potato, two potato’. You could sing along with this animated version of 'One potato, two potato' from www.YouTube.co.uk.
Story
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.
Use this to stimulate discussion about the comparative heights of different plants and flowers. This flower is very tall (sunflowers) or this flower is short (daisy or dandelion) etc.
