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So often we hear young children being told 'not to touch', yet it is a natural instinct and a way that children and adults alike make sense of the world. As part of their topic on 'Counting and Size', staff in Green Class at Akrotiri Primary School created a teddy bear counting display to cater for this instinct and to promote children's mathematical learning through an interactive display. Planned learning intentions

Planned learning intentions

To say and use number names in order in familiar contexts

To recognise numerals 1 to 9

To display high levels of involvement in activities

Resources

Fabric suitable for a child's quilt cover ,coloured felt pieces ,sewing machine ,thick black marker ,card ,felt pens

Step by step

* Cut out rectangles of felt in different colours and number them from 1 to 10.

* Sew the rectangles to the surface of the quilt fabric to form pockets.

* Hang the fabric sideways along a display board at child height, leaving space at the top for a number line.

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