ADULT-LED
Make a maths game to help with counting and number recognition.
Key learning intentions
To say and use number names in order in familiar contexts
To count reliably up to 10 everyday objects
To recognise numerals 1 to 9
Resources
Oi! Get Off Our Train (see page 7 for story outline); two simple drawings of a train, with five carriages each and drawings of ten animals (copied from the book, or cut from, for example, wrapping paper, the children's drawings or even toy animals); two dice numbered 1 to 6
Preparation
* Read the story of Oi! Get Off Our Train to the children several times over a few days until they are familiar with the characters and the sequence of events.
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