How many beans?

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Achievement Objectives
NA1-2: Know the forward and backward counting sequences of whole numbers to 100.
Specific Learning Outcomes
Count a set of objects in the range 1–10.
Order the numbers in the range 0–10.
Description of Mathematics

Number Framework Stage 1.

Required Resource Materials
plastic beans
Activity

In pairs, have each student pick up a handful of beans and, before counting them, say how many they think they have. Each student then counts their partner’s beans. They compare who has got more and who has got less by lining up the beans side by side. Record the students’ comparison stories on the board or in the modelling book – for example, “Brian had eight beans, and Margaret had six beans. Brian had more beans than Margaret.”

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Level One