Unit A – Counting

This numeracy teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to count, record and compare sets of different objects to ten and identify the matching numbers using numerals. The class can use concrete equipment to support their counting of different quantities of objects to ten.

Count, record and compare sets of different objects to ten and identify the matching numbers using numerals

Lesson One : Pencils, Rulers and Crayons
Count, compare and record numbers of different classroom tools and equipment to ten

Lesson Two : Counting Books
Practise counting and ordering sets of classroom books working with different numbers to ten

Lesson Three : Number Groups
Count, label and order different numbers of classroom tools and equipment to ten

Lesson Four : Dominoes
Practise counting, ordering and comparing shapes using different numbers up to ten

Lesson Five : Big and Small
Use the correct vocabulary to compare the value of different counted sets of objects to ten
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Vehicles
Identify, describe and compare some of the different journeys that can be made by bus, train or plane for a range of purposes by families
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School Counting
Explain and model how to count, order and compare the numbers of special tools and equipment that can be used when working in school lessons
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Family Visits
Practise selecting different vocabulary words to use when completing and composing poems about family visits to different locations
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Push and Pull
Identify, describe and test some of the different pushing and pulling forces that can be used to move a range of objects