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

  • School Friends

    School Friends

    Investigate, describe and model some of the special ways of providing practical, spiritual and emotional support to other pupils in the school

  • School Pictograms

    School Pictograms

    Explore how to count and record the numbers of different pieces of school equipment that can be found in trays stored around the classroom

  • Listening Skills

    Listening Skills

    Develop and refine listening skills when practising how to follow commands and instructions when playing games and role-playing actions

  • Halving Things

    Halving Things

    Explain and model how to find and record the halves of some of the different objects that can be used at home and in school