Early years taking away and subtracting

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    Number rhymes

    Age
    3 to 5

    In this activity, the rhyme 'Ten Green Bottles' is used to encourage children to count backwards to work out how many bottles are left.

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    Paths

    Age
    3 to 5

    By making 'paths' out of different materials and discussing these, children will develop their shape and space language in this activity.

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    Shopping - pirate poundland

    Age
    3 to 5

    In the pirate pound shop, children can practise their counting skills by choosing ten items to spend their ten pounds on.

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    The box game

    Age
    3 to 5

    In this game, children will use their addition and subtraction skills to keep track of the number of toys hidden inside a box when toys are added in or taken out.

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    Tidying

    Age
    3 to 5

    When tidying away toys in this activity, children will use their counting skills to check that all the toys are in the box.

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    Two halves

    Age
    3 to 5

    This task provides children with the opportunity to investigate halving different shapes and check that they have made two halves.

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