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Count and compare · Lesson 3 of 32

Match a number to a group

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

Let's look together

This mark, 4, is a numeral. It is how we write the number four. A group of four buttons matches the numeral 4.

We can show the same number with objects, dots, fingers or a written numeral. The groups do not have to look the same.

Look, point and talk with your adult.

Watch how I do it

I see 4 on a card. I count out four blocks, then stop. I check by counting them again.

Your turn

Choose the numeral for six objects: 3, 6 or 9.

Have a go before opening the answer.

Let's check together

6. It means six objects.

Try it away from the page

Write cards 0 to 10. Build a matching group for three cards. Ask an adult to show how each digit starts.

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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage

Prerequisite: one-to-one counting. Practise digit formation alongside quantity; do not reward tracing alone as understanding.

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.

Represent, read and write numerals to 100; count in twos, fives and tens.

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