This numeracy teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to count, read and write numbers to twenty that can match different quantities of food that can be fed to some of the animals that live in a zoo.

The class can select and make models of different objects to match the identified numbers to twenty that have been recorded in both words and digits.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to count, read and write numbers to twenty that can match different quantities of food that can be fed to some of the animals that live in a zoo

Activities in this teaching pack include a display poster to read and count the total number of foods fed to different animals in a zoo and a set of cards to identify and record matching numerals for numbers to twenty in words to name foods fed to different animals in a zoo.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to count, read and write numbers to twenty that match different quantities of food that can be fed to animals in a zoo.

This lesson is part of a numeracy scheme of work to get the children to count, compare and order sets of objects to twenty and identify the matching numbers using words and numerals. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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