Year 1 - Maths
Anything can be counted
Counting, recognising and comparing numbers 0 - 10
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will review their knowledge from the EYFS of counting in all its forms to and from 10. They will compare and order numbers to 10 practically and will consider the role of zero to represent nothing.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to count anything, including sounds and actions.
Key Notes
- Secure understanding of counting principles explored so far (stable-order, one-to-one, cardinal).
- Know that anything can be counted, including things that cannot be seen, touched or moved (the abstraction principle).
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 Mistakes To Avoid
- Errors in counting things that cannot be seen, touched or moved.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Solve this in steps: explain the method from this lesson and why each step matters.
Secure understanding of counting principles explored so far (stable-order, one-to-one, cardinal). Know that anything can be counted, including things that cannot be seen, touched or moved (the abstraction principle).
2. Use this key word in a maths sentence and explain it clearly. 'Count'
Count means to say the number names in order and to count a set to find out how many there are. Use this word when showing your method, then check your final answer is reasonable.
3. Spot and fix this common maths mistake.
Mistake: Errors in counting things that cannot be seen, touched or moved. Correction: Leave only short pauses between sounds to avoid the need for children to hold numbers in their heads. Make actions clear and separate.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Conservation Study Guide
- Counting different groups Study Guide
- Counting forwards and backwards within 10 Study Guide
- Counting objects within ten Study Guide
- Finding the missing numbers Study Guide
- Introducing zero Study Guide
- More than and fewer than Study Guide
- One less with manipulatives and counting Study Guide
- One more with manipulatives and counting Study Guide
- Ordering numbers to 10 Study Guide
- Ordinal numbers Study Guide
- Representing counting songs Study Guide
- Subitising numbers to five Study Guide
- Using numerals Study Guide
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