Maths Planning- Basic number skills

Learning
Intentio
ns
Task 1

Sequence of lessons

Resources

Dominoes

*For
children to
continue to
develop
different
strategies
of counting
and
adding.

Warm up task- subitising domino

cards for tuning in.

Dominoes,
whiteboards,
Markers.

*For
children to
develop
their skills
of sorting
from
smallest to
biggest.

Introductory lesson
Make a circle
Count the dots on the dominoesProvide examples of different
strategies when counting eg. Counting
on, subitising, counting in twos.
Model to the class how to arrange the
dominoes from the smallest number to
the biggest. Ask the students to join
in to help arrange the dominoes in a
line.
Individual task
Students work individually to arrange
dominoes from smallest to largest.
Reflection
Encourage students to record their
findings on a whiteboard anyway they
wish.

Task 2

Dominoes

*For
children to
continue to
develop
different
strategies
of counting
and adding
eg.
Counting in
twos,
counting
on,

Tuning in- subitising cards

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Make a circle
Count the dots on the dominoesProvide examples of different
strategies when counting eg. Counting
on, subitising, counting in twos.
Model to the class how to arrange the
dominoes from the smallest number to
the biggest. Ask the students to join
in to help arrange the dominoes in a
line.

Dominoes,
whiteboards,
Markers

counting in
4s.
*For
children to
develop
their skills
of sorting
from
smallest to
biggest.
Task 3
*For
children to
continue to
develop
different
strategies
of counting
and adding
eg.
Counting in
twos,
counting
on, and
counting in
4s.
*For
children to
develop
their skills
of
recognising
smallest
and
biggest.

Individual task
Students work individually to arrange
dominoes from smallest to largest.
Encourage students to record their
findings on a whiteboard anyway they
wish.
Reflection
Encourage students to share their
results with others in a sharing circle.

Dominoes
Tuning in- subitising cards
Make a circle
Count the dots on the dominoesProvide examples of different
strategies when counting eg. Counting
on, subitising, counting in twos.
Model to the class how to play the
domino game, turn over all of the
dominoes, encourage students to take
turns picking up a domino and seeing
whether they had a bigger number
then you. The person with the biggest
number will take the other players
domino. The person with the most
dominoes wins.
Partner task
Students work in partners, firstly turn
over all dominoes. The students take
turns picking up dominoes and
working out who has the biggest
number the student with the biggest
number takes the other students
dominoes. The student at the end with
the most wins.
Encourage students to record their
findings on a whiteboard anyway they
wish.
Reflection

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Dominoes,
whiteboards,
Markers

Encourage students to share their

results with others in a sharing circle.
Task 4
*For
children to
continue to
develop
different
strategies
of counting
and adding
eg.
Counting in
twos,
counting
on, and
counting in
4s,
subitising.
*For
children to
develop
their skills
of
recognising
smallest
and
biggest.

Dominoes
Tuning in- subitising cards

Dominoes,
whiteboards,
Markers

Make a circle
Count the dots on the dominoesProvide examples of different
strategies when counting eg. Counting
on, subitising, counting in twos.
Model to the class how to play the
domino game, turn over all of the
dominoes, encourage students to take
turns picking up a domino and seeing
whether they had a bigger number
then you. The person with the biggest
number will take the other players
domino. The person with the most
dominoes wins.
Partner task
Students work in partners, firstly turn
over all dominoes. The students take
turns picking up dominoes and
working out who has the biggest
number the student with the biggest
number takes the other students
dominoes. The student at the end with
the most wins.
Encourage students to record their
findings on a whiteboard anyway they
wish.
Reflection
Encourage students to share their
results with others in a sharing circle.

Task 5
For
children to
develop
their
subitising
skills and
number
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Dominoes
Tuning in subitising skills and number
cards.
Make a circle
Count the dots on the dominoesProvide examples of different
strategies when counting eg. Counting

Dominoes,
whiteboards,
Markers, car

recognition
.

on, subitising, counting in twos.

Model to the class how to play the
domino car park game, encourage
students to take turns picking up a
domino and seeing whether they
could match the dots with the number.
Students as an extension could add
dots together to make the different
numbers on their car park.
Partner task
Students work in partners, take turns
picking up dominoes and working out
which domino goes on each number.

park domino
templates

Encourage students to record their

findings on a whiteboard anyway they
wish.
Reflection
Encourage students to share their
results with others in a sharing circle.
Task 6
For
children to
develop
their
subitising
skills and
number
recognition
.

Dominoes
Tuning in subitising skills and number
cards.
Make a circle
Count the dots on the dominoesProvide examples of different
strategies when counting eg. Counting
on, subitising, counting in twos.
Model to the class how to play the
domino car park game, encourage
students to take turns picking up a
domino and seeing whether they
could match the dots with the number.
Students as an extension could add
dots together to make the different
numbers on their car park.
Partner task
Students work in partners, take turns
picking up dominoes and working out
which domino goes on each number.
Encourage students to record their
findings on a whiteboard anyway they

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Dominoes,
whiteboards,
Markers, car

park domino
templates

wish.
Reflection
Encourage students to share their
results with others in a sharing circle.
Task 7
For
children to
recognise
the amount
of dots on
the domino
and match
them with
the
counters.

Dominoes
Tuning in subitising skills
Make a circle
Count the dots on the dominoesProvide examples of different
strategies when counting eg. Counting
on, subitising, counting in twos.

Dominoes,
counters,
whiteboard and
markers

Model to the class how to use the

domino and match the number of dots
to the number of counters, encourage
students to take turns picking up a
domino and seeing whether they
could match the dots with the
counters. Students as an extension
could add dots and counters together.
Partner task
Students work in partners, match the
number of dots on the domino to the
counters provided.
Encourage students to record their
findings on a whiteboard anyway they
wish, they may like to use their car
park board or copy the number.

Task 8
For
children
to
recognise
the
amount of
dots on
the
domino
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Reflection
Encourage students to share their
results with others in a sharing circle.
Tuning in subitising skills
Make a circle
Count the dots on the dominoesProvide examples of different
strategies when counting eg. Counting
on, subitising, counting in twos.
Model to the class how to use the
domino and match the number of dots

Dominoes,
counters,
whiteboard and
markers

and
match
them with
the
counters.

to the number of counters, encourage

students to take turns picking up a
domino and seeing whether they
could match the dots with the
counters. Students as an extension
could add dots and counters together.
Partner task
Students work in partners, match the
number of dots on the domino to the
counters provided.
Encourage students to record their
findings on a whiteboard anyway they
wish, they may like to use their car
park board or copy the number.
Reflection
Encourage students to share their
results with others in a sharing circle.

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