Showing something or standing for something. A raindrop in the song can be represented with a cube or counter.

Representing counting songs

Maths

Counting forwards and backwards within 10

Counting objects within ten

Counting different groups

Anything can be counted

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

How many green bottles are there on the wall?

Which picture represents 5 little raindrops?

Which picture best represents 3 green bottles?

Which picture best represents 4 raindrops?

Say each count. Which is in the correct order?

Count the chicks. How many chicks are there altogether?

I have 3 cubes. I need 7 cubes. What number can I start counting from?

Representing counting songs

Lesson outcome