Count a set of objects | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

How many cakes can you see?
- 4
- 5
- 6 ✓
How many balloons can you see?
- 4 ✓
- 5
- 6
How many cubes can you see?
- 4
- 5 ✓
- 6
What number comes next in the count? 6, 7, 8 ....
- 9 ✓
- 10
- 8
Put the numbers in the correct order counting up from 5 to 10.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  5
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  6
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  7
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  8
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  9
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  10
Which set shows one more than 5 cubes?
- Set A
- Set B ✓
- Set C
- Set D

What does count mean?
- We count one object at a time to find the total amount. ✓
- We find one more than a number.
- We find one less than a number.
What mistake has Aisha made when counting the cakes?
- She missed out a number. ✓
- She said the same number twice.
- She said the numbers backwards.
What mistake has Jacob made when counting the cakes?
- He missed out a number.
- He said the same number twice. ✓
- He said the numbers backwards.
The same or not the same amount?
- the same ✓
- not the same
The same or not the same amount?
- the same
- not the same ✓
Which sets show the same amount?
- Set A ✓
- Set B ✓
- Set C
- Set D

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Point to concrete and pictorial resources when counting to 10 to make links and identify how many in a set.
The order in which we count the items in a set is unimportant.
The number of objects in a group is the same whether they are spread far apart or are close together (conservation).

When objects are moved or rearranged, children may re-count them to find 'how many'.

Setting this lesson up practically will help reinforce that there is no need to re-count the set of objects - show they have just moved.