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Published 2005 Revised 2018
Jenni Back left MakeBelieve Arts to develop their stories and returned a few weeks later to view their progress. She watched them present their work to a class of Year 1 pupils. This first story in a series of five was set on the island of Sunobia and was about counting using base ten. The king needed to count his army to avoid the threat of invasion but couldn't manage this efficiently until he had adopted counting in base ten. Before that he had trouble keeping track of where he was in his counting and ended up with piles of pebbles that matched his soldiers but with no idea of the number in the pile. The children were actively engaged in the story as well as the practical activities. |
Children trying to count grains of rice
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MakeBelieve Arts are continuing to develop this work further in consultation with Jenni Back and there are plans to expand the work to cover topics from throughout Key Stage 2 and the Foundation Stage curriculum. They are happy to send out a termly newsletter to any setting interested in their approach. Trisha Lee can be reached at MakeBelieve Arts, 4 Millmark Grove London SE14 6RQ, telephone 020 8692 8886. The e-mail address is: makebelievearts@aol.com.