The Big Count
Numbers are all around us and we use them everyday. It is important that children develop an awareness of numbers and become confident to use and talk about different numbers and relate them to their experiences. Counting is one of the prerequisites for later more complex mathematical concepts.
In Reception we do THE BIG COUNT everyday. We use a hundred square, some crazy actions and have lots of fun.
0 – 10 – we use our fingers
11 – 20 – our knees
21 – 30 – shoulders
31 – 40 – tap our head
41 – 50 – clapping
51 – 60 – swing
61 – 70 – hand to knee
71 – 80 – elbows
81 – 90 – tap our nose
91 – 100 – hands up
Along the way we stop at different numbers that are significant to us and are different everyday. An example of the numbers we might stop at and talk about are – the date, how many people at school today, Mrs Bowles’ sons age (he is a teenager and we are talking about teen numbers), Barbara who is 98 and in 2 years time will be 100 …….. and so it goes on, the list is endless!
Counting in Reception is fun – come and join us (but remember to bring a special number with you).
Mrs Patterson
Reception Class Teacher
