Matching Quantity to Numerals
Resources: Stones, pens, numbers
Collect up all those stones you find on your walks and match them to the numbers. You can write the numbers on a piece of paper or use any numbers you have. As an extension you could continue to 20.
Intent- Learning Goals
Maths – Numbers
30-50 months
Recites numbers in order to 10.
- Knows that numbers identify how many objects are in a set.
- Beginning to represent numbers using fingers, marks on paper
or pictures.
- Sometimes matches numeral and quantity correctly.
- Shows an interest in number problems.
- Shows an interest in representing numbers.
40-60
- Recognise some numerals of personal significance.
- Recognises numerals 1 to 5+
- Counts up to three or four objects by saying one number name for each item.
- Counts objects to 10, and beginning to count beyond 10.
- Counts out up to six objects from a larger group
Impact
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