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Comparing lengths
Counting
Count 10 soft toys into a box.
Take 1 out, saying ‘9 left’. Take out another out saying ‘8’.
Children join in counting back until you reach 0. Show the empty box.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
Sing ‘Five little speckled frogs’, with 5 children at the front, jumping into a ‘pond’ one at a time. Children agree the number left before continuing.
Or sing along to this animated version of 'Five little speckled frogs' from www.bbc.co.uk. Children hold up the matching number of fingers for each verse.
Story
I’m Coming to Get You by Tony Ross. This is great for discussing how big things are!