K3 have been working in pairs to count objects. Today they worked on their own, to show me what they could do. If you practise this activity at home, here are some questions you ask your child:
- How are you going to count your collection?
- Why did you choose to group by 1s/2s/5s/ 10s? Is that the most efficient strategy?
- How many objects were in your collection?
- Can you draw a picture to show how you counted?
- Can you count your collection a different way? How?
- Can you think of an equation that matches your thinking? E.g. … + … + … + … = …
- Do you see a pattern in your counting?
- Can you predict what you will count next? How did you know that?
