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Year 1

Anything can be counted

I can count anything, including sounds and actions.

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New
Year 1

Anything can be counted

I can count anything, including sounds and actions.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Secure understanding of counting principles explored so far (stable-order, one-to-one, cardinal).
  2. Know that anything can be counted, including things that cannot be seen, touched or moved (the abstraction principle).

Keywords

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

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

Common misconception

Errors in counting things that cannot be seen, touched or moved.

Leave only short pauses between sounds to avoid the need for children to hold numbers in their heads. Make actions clear and separate.

Perform all sounds and actions rather than relying on the slides. It is important you consider sounds and actions that are familiar to the children you are working with initially to keep the focus on the counting of them.
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Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
How many conkers can you count?
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2
Correct answer: 3
4
5
Q2.
How many cubes can you count?
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3
4
5
Correct answer: 6
7
Q3.
I have 1 cube. I need 6 cubes. What number will I say next when counting on from 1?
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1
Correct answer: 2
3
4
Q4.
I have 4 cubes. I need 9 cubes. What number will I say next when counting on?
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4
Correct answer: 5
6
7
Q5.
Say the count. What will the next number in the count be?
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4
5
6
Correct answer: 7
8
Q6.
Say the count. What will the next number in the count be?
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5
6
7
8
Correct answer: 9

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the number word to the correct object number.
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Correct Answer:There are 3,lemons.

lemons.

Correct Answer:There are 4,oranges.

oranges.

Correct Answer:There are 7,pieces of fruit.

pieces of fruit.

Q2.
Match the number word to the correct object number.
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Correct Answer:There are 2,cats.

cats.

Correct Answer:There are 5,dogs.

dogs.

Correct Answer:There are 7,animals.

animals.

Q3.
How many dice are there?
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Correct Answer: 3, three
Q4.
How many spots can you count on the three dice?
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Correct Answer: 9, nine
Q5.
How many spiders can you see?
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Correct Answer: 1, one
Q6.
How many legs can you see on the spider?
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Correct Answer: 8, Eight, eight

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