7 lesson cards, each followed by its sheet. Print the lot, or choose pages in the print dialog.
Count on Me
Reading a number and putting it where it belongs
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Hold up fingers and have the class call out how many, then show the numeral card for it. Go up to 10, then mix them up.
On the projector
Children take turns to drag a number to its patch, and the class says the number out loud before it's placed.
Open it with /play/count-on-me/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Number pegs: in small groups, peg the right number of pegs onto a card showing a numeral from 1 to 10.
Questions to ask
What number is this one?
How many fingers can you show me for that number?
Which patch does it belong in?
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Count on Me
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: Read each number on the mat together. Cut out the cards and put each one on its number. Count the dots out loud as you go.
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Number Ninja
Adding and taking away, by finding the pair that works
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Hold up some fingers on one hand and some on the other. How many altogether? Then take one away.
On the projector
The class works out the pair on their fingers first, then one child taps it. Say the sum together: "Four and three make seven."
Open it with /play/number-ninja/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Pairs in a bag: small groups pull out two number cards and add them with counters.
Questions to ask
What number are we making?
If you have 3, how many more do you need?
Is there another pair that makes it too?
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Number Ninja
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: Each big circle is split into two parts. One part is filled in: what goes in the other to make the big number? Count on fingers, or draw dots.
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Bigger Than a Digger
Which numbers are bigger and which are smaller
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Two children hold up number cards; the class decides which is bigger and shows it with arms wide.
On the projector
The class says "bigger" or "smaller" out loud together before a helper sorts the number.
Open it with /play/bigger-than-a-digger/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Bigger or smaller? In pairs, each child turns over a card; whoever has the bigger number keeps both.
Questions to ask
Is this number bigger or smaller than the one on the patch?
How do you know?
What number comes just before it?
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Bigger Than a Digger
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: Cut out the numbers. Is each one smaller than 10, or bigger? Put it on that side of the mat. Say it out loud: "14 is bigger than 10."
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Ten in the Den
Making ten, by finding the two numbers that fill the frame
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Show ten fingers. Hide some behind your back: how many are hiding? Do it for every number to ten.
On the projector
The class counts the empty squares in the frame together, then one child taps the number that fills it.
Open it with /play/ten-in-the-den/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Egg-carton ten: groups fill a ten-frame carton with counters and write the pair that makes ten.
Questions to ask
How many dots are on this card?
How many empty spaces are left in the frame?
Which card fills it up to ten?
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Ten in the Den
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: Each den has some dots. Draw dots in the empty squares to fill it up, then write how many you drew.
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The Big Summer Scene
Counting out a number of things, and where they go: in, on, up
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Count out loud together while one child drops that many blocks into a box.
On the projector
The class counts each animal as a helper places it: "One, two, three!" Ask where it went: in, on or up.
Open it with /play/big-summer-scene/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Bath-time counting with a tub of water and bath toys: "Put four in the water!"
Questions to ask
How many are in the water now?
If one more climbs the tree, how many will be up there?
Where is your favourite animal: in, on or up?
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The Big Summer Scene
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: Say each line together, then draw that many animals in that part of the picture: blobs with ears and a tail are perfect. Tick a circle for each one as it's drawn. Then make up your own: how many would you like up the tree?
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Snake's Long and Short
Comparing lengths: which ribbons are long, and which are short?
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Stretch your arms out long, then scrunch up short. Line up two children: who is taller?
On the projector
The class shows long or short with their arms before a helper sorts the ribbon.
Open it with /play/snakes-long-and-short/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Long and short hunt: each group finds three things longer than a pencil and three shorter.
Questions to ask
Which one is longer? How can you tell?
Can you find something shorter than your hand?
If we put these two end to end, would they be longer than the table?
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Snake's Long and Short
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: In each pair, tick the circle beside the longer ribbon, then colour it in. The dashed line shows where they both start, which is how we compare lengths. Last, draw a ribbon longer than the snake's.
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Wallaby Hops to 20
Numbers to 20 on a number line, and counting on: where will Wallaby land?
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Human number line: children stand in a row holding numbers 0 to 10, and one hops along it, counting on.
On the projector
Children call out where Wallaby will land before a helper taps it; then count the hops together as she goes.
Open it with /play/wallaby-hops-to-20/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Draw a number line to 20 and colour the hops for three questions.
Questions to ask
Wallaby is on 6 and hops 3. Where will she land?
What number comes after 9?
How many hops from 4 to 7?
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Wallaby Hops to 20
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: Draw Wallaby's hops as little arcs along the line, counting as you go, then write where she lands in the box.
