This numeracy teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify and match sets of statements to describe the length of a range of different animals using the vocabulary words of longer and shorter.

The class can practise using the correct vocabulary words to describe and record the length of some other animals that live in different habitats around the world.

Download this teaching pack including display posters, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify and match sets of statements to describe the length of a range of different animals using the vocabulary words of longer and shorter

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe the length of different animals using special words and sets of cards and a template to match and record statements to describe the length of different animals using the correct vocabulary words.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to match sets of statements to describe the length of different animals.

This lesson is part of a numeracy scheme of work to get the children to practise using the correct vocabulary words to identify and describe the sizes of different animals that live in the world. 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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