Foundation Stage : Numeracy : Term One Planning : Numbers : Lesson Five – Counting Fives


This numeracy teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify, count and write the correct numbers of different farm crops to match each of the numbers to five. The children can play a game to count numbers of vegetables to five and record the matching numerals.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify, count and write the correct numbers of different farm crops to match each of the numbers to five

Learning Objectives

Count reliably with numbers from 1 to 10. Read some common irregular words.

Learning Outcomes

I can count numbers of objects up to ten. I can match the numerals to five with quantities of objects.

Counting Fives

Teaching sequence to help the children identify, count and write the correct numbers of different farm crops to match each of the numbers to five

Vegetables

Activities to help the children play a game to practise counting and matching numbers of different vegetables grown on a farm to five

Farmer’s Bucket

Activity to get the children select different numbers to five recorded in digits and produce matching models of vegetables

Counting Fives

Interactive activity to help the children identify, count and write the correct numbers of different farm crops to match each of the numbers to five

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify, count and write the correct numbers of different farm crops to match each of the numbers to five

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