Year 2 KO Reference b
Count on and back in ones from any small number, and in tens from and back to zero.
2. Carry on counting in ones : 3 4 5 …
12. Count back in ones : 8 7 …
22. Count on in tens : 4 14 …
Key Words
Count on, count back, ones, tens, zero, next number/number after/number before, backwards/forwards.
Key Questions
What do you notice when counting on in tens?
What helps you to count forward/back?
Practical Activities
Revise numbers and practise number formation.
Recognising and identifying numerals in the range 0 to 100.
Use of whiteboards to form numbers, counting on/back.
Use of 100 square/number lines to count on/back.
Counting objects (real objects, items in the school grounds etc).
Counting around the group – in ones, tens.
Counting on/back, from different starting numbers
Use of number fans – group to start at a number, with each child showing the next number.
Counting money – using 1p (counting in 1s), 10p coins (counting in 10s).
Ordering numbers – e.g. 5, 9, 0, 14, 2, 6, 20 or 30, 90, 10, 80, 60 …
Daily activities e.g. dates on the calendar, writing/changing the date on the board etc.
Counting back or in tens for Hide & Seek.
Counting whilst skipping, catching & throwing.
Pegging numbers on the clothes line.
Written Activities
Use of 100 square with numbers blanked out – ones or tens; pupils to fill in the missing gaps.
Completing sequences – counting on/back.
Worksheets involving counting on/back.
Laminated number lines with missing numbers.
Dot to dots – in ones or in tens.
IT
:
Maths Pack 1 : Number line, Horizontal Drag Stick.
Primary Games Volume 1 : Spooky Sequences (very good)
… includes counting on/back in 1s, 10s etc.
Primary Games Volume 2 : Splat Squares, Give the Dog a Bone.
See for worksheets - 1 more, 1 less. (Pupils are asked to complete strips of numbers – 1 more, 1 less).
NNS ITP : ‘Counting on and back’ and ‘Number grid’
Games
Number songs and rhymes.
Estimating and counting in the school grounds – counting objects, carrying on counting or counting backwards.
Snakes and Ladders
Home activities/Homework
A Maths Sack would be useful to develop this learning objective. This could contain a selection of board/dice games, number lines, 100 square. Some 100 squares with missing numbers could be included for the pupils to complete at home. Parents can be asked to help with the making of these sacks. An evaluation sheet for parents could be useful – what they enjoyed using, what else they would like to be included etc.
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