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WEEK 8Suggested contact time:7 hours per weekOne teacher-directed planned class activity (ring) of ± 30 minutes per day (± 5 Mathematics activities per week)Content Area Content Clarification / Notes / Activities / Examples Recommended ResourcesNumbers & NumberOperationsThe meaning of thenumber 3• Introduce the meaning of the number 3Count everyday objects up to number 3.Count forwards and backwards up to 3.Reinforce the concepts of “many” and “few”.Clap your hands many times ...STOP.Clap your hands fewer times. The teacher claps up to 3 times.Number songs and rhymes.ApproximateDuration1 daySuggested FormalAssessmentKinaesthetic‣ Let learners form groups of three.‣ Ask learners whose family consists of only 3 members.‣ Learners stand in a row; Teacher asks ‘’who’s third in the row?’’Learners themselves.CountersConcrete using 3-D objects:Let the learners:‣ Identify 3 objects in the classroom.‣ Hold up 3 fingers.‣ Place 3 objects on the table. Individual learners come to the tableand count each object. The learner touches each object ashe/she counts. Repeat with other objects.Semi-concrete using 2-D shapes:‣ Show the picture card of 3 objects. The learners count out thecorresponding number of counters.‣ Do the same with the dot cards.‣ The learner matches the dot card with the picture cards.Picture flash cardsDot flash cardsCountersPictureof 3objectsRecognise the numbersymbol and the numbername• Recognise and identify the number symbol and the number namethat involves the number 3Count everyday objects up to number 3.Count forwards and backwards up to 3.Reinforce concepts of “many” and “few”.Clap your hands many times ...STOP.Clap your hands fewer times. The teacher claps up to 3 times.1 day20 | P age