* Use nursery rhymes that include number sequences, such as 'Five currant buns in a baker's shop'.
* Invent clapping hands and stamping feet games, such as 'Simple Simon says' that involve large and energetic body movements.
* Count to music where the children are involved in using the instruments and repeating that many sounds on the drums and shakers.
* Play board and table games, especially ones the children have invented. Use large track games outdoors.
* Involve children in purposeful counting of themselves and each other: 'We need four children to play this game', 'How many children can work at the sand tray?' * Use opportunities for counting in daily activities when putting away the bricks, the paint brushes, the dinosaurs.
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