| 1) Number Circles - Counting to 10 | | | | can be challenged to finish them. If possible, photograph |
| Draw 10 large circles on a colored card (you could also | | | | the patterns made and display them on the classroom |
| use paper plates). These can now be the focus of a | | | | noticeboard. |
| number of activities. | | | | Draw the patterns made with the blocks on paper |
| Hold the circles up when counting to ten (they can be | | | | using crayons or pencils. Students can draw around |
| pointed to if fixed to a notice board). | | | | the blocks and color in the shapes. |
| Give a plate to each of 10 students and then ask them | | | | Create patterns with colored paper squares, |
| to move around until they are in the right order. | | | | rectangles and triangles and glue. |
| Mix the circles up and ask small groups of students to | | | | Create patterns with sponge shapes dipped in paint. |
| put them in the right order. They can lay them on the | | | | Squares, circles, triangles, stars and moon shapes are |
| ground in a line. | | | | easy to cut. |
| Lay them on the ground, with 1 number missing. Ask | | | | Create patterns out of found objects from nature |
| the class to say what figure out what number is | | | | (leaves, twigs, flowers and bark). Use patterns to |
| missing. | | | | decorate classroom storage boxes and noticeboard |
| Lay them on the ground outside to make a stepping | | | | borders. |
| stone pathway to follow. | | | | 3) Grouping of Things - Sorting and Grouping |
| Lay them outside along an obstacle course to show | | | | You can use wooden blocks, Lego, plastic animals, |
| the order of activities. | | | | plastic cutlery, small cars or any other collection of |
| Students can draw with chalk a number pathway of | | | | items, for the following activity. Mix items up in a box |
| their own on concrete. | | | | and challenge students to sort them by color (red, blue, |
| This is a great time to introduce hopscotch. The | | | | green), size (small, big), or type (cow, chicken, horse). |
| numbers from 1 to 10 written on squares that you jump | | | | Use decks of cards for sorting. Sort by color, number, |
| on are a perfect extension activity. | | | | or royal position (jack, queen, king, ace). |
| 2) Patterns - Identifying and Continuing | | | | Use students for sorting. Sort by hair color (red, black, |
| Use Lego and/or wooden blocks to play with patterns. | | | | brown, blonde), lunch choice (apple, mandarin, banana, |
| Individual or small groups of students can create small | | | | grapes), or school transport method (bus, train, car, |
| patterns by placing the blocks in a row. Other students | | | | walking). |