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Mathematics · Preschool

Counting with One Object per Number

Share the Picnic: Olly sets out one cup for each guest, and children learn to give one object to each person, to say one number for each thing they touch, and to tell a matched picnic from one where someone is missing out. A bedtime scene and a take-home table-setting job check that the idea works in new places.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 minutes
  • Picnic check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, count and share out one each
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What learners will discover

  • Give exactly one object to each guest, and notice and fix it when someone has none or has two.
  • Count up to five objects by touching each one once and saying one number for each, then use the last number to say how many.
  • Tell whether two groups are matched (one each, none left over) or not matched (someone missing out or something left over).

Lessons

  1. One cup for each guest 6 steps2 practiceabout 10 min
  2. One number for each thing 7 steps3 practiceabout 10 min
  3. Matched or not matched? 7 steps3 practiceabout 10 min
  4. Picnic check 4 questions at the end

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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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