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Unit 1: Counting to 5

Foundation

Students need this knowledge first

  • School readiness

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Introduction

Concrete

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Explore

Concrete

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Instruction

Pictorial

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Scaffold

Pictorial

BEGINNING

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Practice

Pictorial

CONSOLIDATING

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Application

Pictorial

MASTERING

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Extension

Pictorial

  • I can coordinate one count per object in a collection

  • I am beginning to familiarise myself with the verbal counting sequence from 0 to 5

  • I can use both concrete and pictorial collections

Success Criteria

Lesson 1: One-to-One Counting

We are learning how to count ensuring one touch per object.

Learning Intention

Learning Sequence

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Introduction

Concrete

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Explore

Concrete

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Instruction

Pictorial

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Scaffold

Pictorial

BEGINNING

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Practice

Pictorial

CONSOLIDATING

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Application

Pictorial

MASTERING

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Extension

Pictorial

  • I can count a collection and then state the amount in a collection

  • I can answer 'how many?' in a collection without recounting

  • I can use both concrete and pictorial collections

Success Criteria

Lesson 2: Cardinal Value

We are learning that the last counted item in a collection corresponds to the amount.

Learning Intention

Learning Sequence

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Introduction

Concrete

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Explore

Concrete

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Instruction

Pictorial

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Scaffold

Pictorial

BEGINNING

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Practice

Pictorial

CONSOLIDATING

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Application

Pictorial

MASTERING

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Extension

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  • I can quickly state the number of dots in a random arrangement without counting

  • I can use both concrete and pictorial dot arrangements

Success Criteria

Lesson 3: Perceptual Subitising

We are learning to recognise random arrangements of collections up to 5 without counting.

Learning Intention

Learning Sequence

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Introduction

Concrete

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Explore

Concrete

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Instruction

Pictorial

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Scaffold

Pictorial

BEGINNING

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Practice

Pictorial

CONSOLIDATING

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Application

Pictorial

MASTERING

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Extension

Pictorial

  • I can count forwards verbally from 0-5 through memorising the sequence

  • I can count forwards verbally from 0-5 guided by concrete objects

  • I can count forwards verbally from 0-5 guided by pictorial representations

  • I can count to 5 from values that are not just 0 guided by concrete objects

  • I can count to 5 from values that are not just 0 guided by pictorial representations

Success Criteria

Lesson 4: Verbal Forward Counting

We are learning the verbal count sequence from 0 to 5, starting from any number in the range.

Learning Intention

Learning Sequence

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