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Talking about shapes
Counting
- Using a range of 3-D shapes, build a tower. Count the shapes as they are placed on the tower.
- If some fall off, practise counting backwards.
- Start again and continue counting forwards.
- How many can we get to?
Number Bonds
- Give each child a piece of Numicon. When I say 3 stand up…When I say 6 stand up… Continue to revise number recognition like this then…
- Hold up a 4 piece ‘When I say 4…’ Children who have 6 stand up with their piece…. ‘We say 6!’
- Continue to practise all the number bonds... ‘When I say 8…’ ‘We say 2!’ etc.
Song
London Bridge is falling down
See download for song words.
Books
- When I Build with Blocks by Niki Alling
- Let’s build a house: a book about buildings and materials by Mick and Brita Manning and Granström
- Rapunzel and Jack and the Beanstalk Traditional Tales
- I spy with My Little Eye…Shapes! by Marian Yiangou
Sorting
Counting
- Draw a 5x5 grid on the board and stick a range of 2-D shapes inside the first row.
- How many shapes are there in this row?
- Add shapes into the next row of the grid.
- How many shapes now?
- Continue until the grid is full.
- How many altogether?
Song
3-D Shape song
Join in with the BBC version of this song.
See download for song words.
Books
- When I Build with Blocks by Niki Alling
- Let’s Build a house by Mick and Brita Manning and Granström
- Rapunzel and Jack and the Beanstalk Traditional Tales
- I spy with My Little Eye…Shapes! by Marian Yiangou
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
Coming soon!