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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
Comparing weights
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
