Count means to say the number names in order and to count a set to find out how many there are

You ask how many when you want to know the number in a set or group

Anything can be counted

Maths

Counting forwards and backwards within 10

Counting objects within ten

Counting different groups

Representing counting songs

Subitising numbers to five

Conservation

Using numerals

Introducing zero

Ordinal numbers

Ordering numbers to 10

More than and fewer than

One more with manipulatives and counting

One less with manipulatives and counting

Finding the missing numbers

In this unit pupils will review their knowledge from the EYFS with counting to and from 10. They will compare and order numbers to 10 practically and will consider the role of zero to represent nothing. In the future unit pupils will  consolidate counting to 20 and back. They will secure their understanding of the teens numbers and their understanding of these numbers in an ordinal context

In prior learning, pupils will have learnt to count confidently and have developed a deep understanding of the numbers to 10, the relationships between them and the patterns within those numbers. In this unit pupils will review their knowledge from the EYFS with counting to and from 10, comparing and ordering numbers to 10 and considering the role of zero.

In this unit pupils will review their knowledge from the EYFS of counting in all its forms to and from 10. They will compare and order numbers to 10 practically and will consider the role of zero to represent nothing.

Counting, recognising and comparing numbers 0 - 10

Match the number word to the correct object number.

How many spots can you count on the three dice?

I have 1 cube. I need 6 cubes. What number will I say next when counting on from 1?

I have 4 cubes. I need 9 cubes. What number will I say next when counting on?

Say the count. What will the next number in the count be?

Anything can be counted

Lesson outcome