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.