03 Count objects from a larger group

In this Year 1 Count Objects from a Larger Group lesson, children count to 10 from 0 or 1.

The Year 1 Count Objects from a Larger Group PowerPoint guides both teachers and children through the lesson, including use of the varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving, practical activities and continuous provision resources. Key learning information about this step:

Key Vocabulary

count: say one number for each object.

object: an object is a thing that can be counted.

total: how many objects are there altogether?

group: objects that are put together because of ways they are the same.

Adult-Led Practical Activities

• Activity 1: count the picnic items to match the number of toys

• Activity 2: count animals into pens

You will need:

• picnic items such as a basket, cups, plates and spoons

• bears

• farmyard animals

• farmyard fences or pens

Why not try...

• counting items to set up an art table

• count bean bags whilst throwing into hoops

• count playdough cakes into an empty muffin tray

Varied Fluency

• Q1: count and circle the correct number of seahorses.

• Q2: count and colour a number of fish in each group.

Reasoning and Problem Solving

• Q1: Reasoning - explaining whether a child has counted the number of turtles she has left correctly.

• Q2: Problem Solving - count and represent a number of fish in different ways.

Continuous Provision

• Maths area – select a number and count out the corresponding number of objects.

• Role Play area – count out a number of items from a basket of supermarket food.

• Malleable area – count playdough beans into a muffin tin.

• Construction area – roll a dice and count the corresponding number of bricks.

• Outdoor area – match the number of pebbles to each number on a hopscotch.

• Mud Kitchen – scoop items into pots.

• Creative area - count collage materials onto a paper plate face.

• Reading area – count out number of ducks to match a rhyme.

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