Counting forwards and backwards within 10
I can count forwards and backwards within 10, saying the number words in sequence.
Counting forwards and backwards within 10
I can count forwards and backwards within 10, saying the number words in sequence.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Revisit number names to 10, and know the order of them will not change (stable-order principle).
- Know that we can start our verbal count from any given number within 10.
Keywords
Count - Count means to say the number names in order and to count a set to find out how many there are.
One to ten - The number names one to ten are the first ten numbers in our counting system.
Forwards - Counting forwards we say the numbers from smallest to largest.
Backwards - Counting backwards we say the number from largest to smallest.
Common misconception
Saying number names out of order or missing a number name in the sequence.
Repeat the number names in the correct order, emphasising the correction made.
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