Counting forwards and backwards within 10

I can count forwards and backwards within 10, saying the number words in sequence.

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Counting forwards and backwards within 10

I can count forwards and backwards within 10, saying the number words in sequence.

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Key learning points

Revisit number names to 10, and know the order of them will not change (stable-order principle).
Know that we can start our verbal count from any given number within 10.

Keywords

Count - Count means to say the number names in order and to count a set to find out how many there are.
One to ten - The number names one to ten are the first ten numbers in our counting system.
Forwards - Counting forwards we say the numbers from smallest to largest.
Backwards - Counting backwards we say the number from largest to smallest.

Common misconception

Saying number names out of order or missing a number name in the sequence.

Repeat the number names in the correct order, emphasising the correction made.

These slides are not needed for this lesson, they simply act to aid lesson design and delivery. As the focus is on saying the number words in sequence, children do not need to be shown the numeral representation of each number.

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