Counting

  • The Voting Station
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    The voting station

    Age
    3 to 5
    This task encourages children to count and compare numbers when using 'voting bricks' to vote for a book at story time.
  • Baskets
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    Baskets

    Age
    3 to 5
    This activity encourages children to practise their sharing and counting skills by putting small objects into some baskets.
  • Hidden Jewels
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    Hidden jewels

    Age
    3 to 5
    In this 'hide and reveal' game, children are encouraged to say the number of gems without counting them.
  • The Value of Two
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    The value of two

    Ruth Trundley outlines her doctoral research and concludes that development of an understanding of cardinality is a crucial element of counting that can be overlooked.

  • Nim-7 for Two
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    Nim-7 for two

    Age
    5 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Nim-7 game for an adult and child. Who will be the one to take the last counter?

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    Incey Wincey Spider for two

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Incey Wincey Spider game for an adult and child. Will Incey get to the top of the drainpipe?

  • Dotty Six for Two
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    Dotty six for two

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?

  • Count the Crayons
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    Count the crayons

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How could you estimate the number of pencils/pens in these pictures?
  • Five Steps to 50
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    Five steps to 50

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?

  • Sorting the Numbers
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    Sorting the numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you put the numbers in the correct place in this Carroll diagram?