Hi and welcome to the second section of our MENTAL AGILITY rainbow this term!
Until Christmas our school will focus on ADDITION and SUBTRACTION! Please find attached activities children work on in class. We would really appreciate your support in practising them at home too!
Most importantly learners have many opportunities to experience number in lots of contexts and with all their senses. Here are some examples:
Rolling a die, identifying the number and carrying out actions that many times such as jumping or clapping.
Concrete materials are vital at this stage! Looking, touching, moving and counting objects is super practice!
It is very important to match numbers and items and count forwards and backwards starting from different numbers, not always from 1.
Looking at 2 collections and counting to see how many there are altogether.
Lots of songs and games are a fun way to gain confidence!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-counting-songs/zn67kmn
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