Foundation Stage : Numeracy : Term One Planning : Numbers : Lesson Three – Counting Threes

This numeracy teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to practise counting and writing quantities of different objects that can match the number three. The class can record numbers of vegetables to five by counting using matching sets of concrete objects.
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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 read the numbers up to five and use these to labels quantities of objects.

Counting Threes
Teaching sequence to help the children practise counting and writing quantities of different objects that can match the number three

Vegetables
Activity to get the children to select and record counted numbers of different types of vegetables to match numbers to five

Noughts and Crosses
Activity to get the children to play a game to count numbers of shapes to two and three and identify the matching numerals

Counting Threes
Interactive activity to help the children practise counting and writing quantities of different objects that can match the number three
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to practise counting and writing quantities of different objects that can match the number three
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