Learning topic
Number Sense
Compare 0 groups of 5 and 5 groups of 0 with pictures so children can see both answers are 0.
Guides in this topic
- Counting backwards from 10 1 guide Use rockets, stairs and tidy-up games to practise counting down.
- Counting backwards from 20 1 guide Prepare for subtraction by stepping back along a number line.
- Counting in fives 1 guide Use hands, tally marks and clock numbers to count by fives.
- Counting in tens 1 guide Use fingers, bundles and ten frames to count by tens.
- Counting in twos 1 guide Use socks, shoes, eyes and pairs to count by twos.
- Counting mistakes children make 1 guide Spot skipped numbers, double counting and mismatched pointing with gentle fixes.
- Counting on from a number 1 guide Start from the larger number instead of counting everything again.
- Counting to 10 with one-to-one matching 1 guide Help children touch, move or point once for each number word.
- Counting to 20 without rushing 1 guide Build teen numbers through songs, objects, frames and number lines.
- Counting to 5 with real objects 1 guide Use toys, snacks and fingers to connect spoken numbers with actual quantities.
- Doubles to 10 1 guide Learn 1+1 through 10+10 with mirrors, pairs and arrays.
- Near doubles strategy 1 guide Use a known double to solve facts such as 6+7.
- Number bonds to 10 1 guide Use ten frames, bead strings and stories to learn pairs that make 10.
- Number bonds to 20 1 guide Extend known facts to 20 using tens, ones and related facts.
- Number bonds to 5 1 guide Practise all the ways to make 5 with fingers, objects and pictures.
- Outdoor counting games 1 guide Use leaves, stones, steps and chalk to practise early counting outside.
- Zero groups versus zero in each group 1 guide Compare 0 groups of 5 and 5 groups of 0 with pictures so children can see both answers are 0.
