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Count and compare · Lesson 1 of 32

Touch, count, stop!

Read with an adult. Take your time. You can say, point, draw or write your answer.

Let's look together

Put some blocks in a row. Touch one block each time you say a number. Say: one, two, three.

The last number tells us how many blocks there are. Count each block once. If we spread them out, we still have the same blocks.

Look, point and talk with your adult.

Watch how I do it

I touch each of these three dots. I say 1, 2, 3. I stop at 3, so there are three dots.

Your turn

Put out four blocks. Count them. Spread them out and count again. How many now?

Have a go before opening the answer.

Let's check together

Still four. Moving the blocks did not add or take away any.

Try it away from the page

Make a group of five large objects. Ask someone to count while you point.

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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage

Prerequisite: join in a short counting rhyme. Use safe, large objects. Watch for touching twice or skipping an object; reduce to three if needed.

Use large counters, blocks and paper before symbols. Revisit a lesson until the child can show and explain the idea. Numbers grow from 0–10 to 20, then 100; these pages are not a one-sitting course.

Count forwards and backwards across 100 from different starting points.

These are teaching introductions, not a claim of mastery. Open the subject's coverage map and limits.

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1 Let's look together

2 Watch how I do it

3 Your turn