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Exposing children to number in the environment helps promote early numeracy, says Sandy Mawford. Planned learning intentions

Planned learning intentions

*To develop an awareness of the purpose of number *To say and use number names in order and in familiar contexts Resources

*Sheet of coloured paper *camera *variety of everyday items featuring numbers such as: lottery tickets, phone numbers, barcodes, raffle tickets and timetables *pictures featuring number in the environment such as: front doors, letter boxes, clocks and road signs.

Step by step

* Stick your collection of number items and pictures on to the backing paper.

* Clearly label everything that is on the display.

Activities

* Discuss the display with the children.

* Explain what the items are, for example, that a timetable is useful when going on a bus or train journey.

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