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Counting
Count on together as children pass the teddy around the circle, but once the count has passed 10, shout ‘Change!’ Children pass the teddy back around, all counting backwards. ‘Change!’ again at 5, and then at 20.
Number bonds
Show 7 fingers as 4 on one hand and 3 on the other. Say ‘four add three equals seven’ and record as 4 + 3 = 7. Then fold down 3 fingers. Say ‘7 subtract 3 is 4’. Stand up the 3. Say ‘four add three equals seven’. Fold down 4. Say ‘7 subtract 4 is 3’, etc. This is to show that subtraction and addition are inverse operations.
Repeat with other pairs, showing a number on each hand. Children copy the process with their fingers.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
‘One little elephant went out to play’, e.g. at One little elephant went out to play from www.YouTube.com. Children predict how many elephants there will be each time.
Story
Rooster’s Off to See the World by Eric Carle
How many animals do children think Rooster will meet next?
Clever counting
Counting
Display a 1-20 washing line. Whisper count in 2s (whisper 1, shout 2, whisper 3 etc.).
Display a 1-100 grid. Whisper count in 5s to 50 (whisper 1, 2, 3, 4, shout 5, whisper 6, 7, 8, 9, shout 10 etc).
Display a 1-100 grid. Use it to support counting in 10s from 10 to 100.
Chants/Rhymes/Songs
Sing along to One, two buckle my shoe, e.g. this version from the BBC.
Point to the even numbers on the washing line as you do so.
Story
Eggs and Legs: Counting by Twos by Michael Dahl.
