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Mathematics · Preschool

Small Quantities: One to Three

With Olly's nest, garden and kitchen, children learn to see one, two and three at a glance, to say the matching number word, and to notice that two cats and two hats are both 'two'. They finish by making their own groups of one, two and three.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 minutes
  • One, two, three check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, count and share out one each
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What learners will discover

  • See a group of one, two or three at a glance, in different arrangements, and say how many.
  • Tell when two groups have the same number, even when the things are different or arranged differently.
  • Make a group of one, two or three things when asked.

Lessons

  1. One, two, three at a glance 6 steps3 practiceabout 8 min
  2. Same number, different look 5 steps3 practiceabout 8 min
  3. Make a group 6 steps3 practiceabout 9 min
  4. One, two, three check 4 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Paint by AnswersSolve each space, dip your brush and watch a picture come to life.
  • Shape PicnicSet up Olly's picnic by putting every shape on its matching outline.
  • Number TrainAll aboard! Load exactly the right number of animals onto the train.

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