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Counting Frames
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Counting Frames |
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This activity shows something of the flexibility of Poly Plug 5x5. The same activity can be used over and over again to investigate counting by different sized groups. The colourful, tactile presentation helps children develop a visualisation of what is happening when they are counting in groups.
A red board with all its plugs removed makes an excellent counting frame. The yellow/blue plugs can be used to build up a sequence of counting by fives where the fives are shown with alternating colours. This also encourages counting by tens and counting by twenty-fives.
Partnering this activity with the calculator game Predict A Count adds to the pedagogical power of this activity.
A red board with some of its plugs removed makes an excellent counting frame for counting by other groups. Counting by threes is an example:
