- Counting to 20: We practiced counting from 1 to 20 every day.
- Number Recognition: We learned to identify and write numbers up to 20.
- Simple Patterns: We recognised and created basic patterns using shapes and colours.
Learning to Skip Count
Once comfortable with these basic skills students are able to move on to skip counting. Skip counting is all about jumping over some numbers instead of counting one to one by pointing with a finger.
How We Learned
- 100’s Board: The teacher modeling on a 100’s board to skip count by two’s noticing a pattern with even numbers.
- Counting Pairs of Socks: Grouping socks into pairs and counting them by twos.
Counting Five Fingers: Practicing making sets of five using fingers to skip count in fives.
Using the 100’s board was so cool! I saw a pattern with the even numbers.
I liked counting pairs of socks. It made counting by two easy and fun!
Skip counting is faster than counting all of the numbers.
Counting by fives on our fingers was great. I can do it fast now!
To reinforce skip counting, every student undertook the following activities:
- Number Line Hops: Hop along a giant number line on the floor while skip counting in twos.
- Singing Songs: Sing songs to remember the skip counting sequences.
- Games and Puzzles: Play matching games and complete puzzles with skip counting patterns.
When a student comes to school they arrive with an innate curiosity to discover and learn. The joy of teaching is to start students on that journey. As a primary trained teacher with years of experience in early childhood, the classroom is filled with creative activities for young learners to explore, ask questions, and develop a love of learning that lasts a lifetime.
Time spent outdoors, whether exploring with my dog or enjoying adventures with my family, allows for personal mindfulness and self re energising. Being outside and amongst nature is a way of exercising and enjoying what is on offer in the local area of Taupo.
Just as my own children grow through encouragement and support, the classroom is a space where each student is guided to take risks, develop independence, and celebrate their successes.
Early morning morning starts and late night baking are a part of my family as my own children compete at a competitive level. The sense of pride felt when they achieve and complete their goals fills my bucket.
Coming to school each day has allowed me to extend myself, working alongside others within my team and across the school.
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