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Concrete using 3-D objects‣ Learners sit on the carpet and make two “nests” with the wool‣ The teacher tells the learners to place 2 counters in one nestand 3 in the other nest. Which nest has more? Which nest hasfewer?‣ The teacher calls 5 learners to the front. She puts a differentnumber of beads in each of the learner’s hands.‣ Which hand has more in it?‣ Which hand has less in it?Two pieces of wool for each learner5 counters for each learnerSums up to number 5BeadsContinuedSpace and ShapeRecognise, identify andname a square• Reinforce the knowledge gained in week 16 that involves asquare1 dayKinaesthetic‣ Draw a square on the play ground and let the learners skip allalong the square.‣ Let groups of learners lie down and form smaller squares.‣ Let learners lay head –to- toe on the grass to form one bigsquare.Square on the floor/groundLearners must differentiate between the sizes and colours of squaresteacher has prepared.Semi- concrete using 2-D shapesLet the learners:‣ Identify the squares according to the different sizes by sayingwhich squares are the biggest, which are the smallest andwhich squares are medium sized.Identify the colours of the different squares.2 large cardboard squares one blue and one green2 slightly smaller cardboard squares one yellow and onegreen (medium)2 cardboard squares that are the smallest, one red andone orange.Recognise and exploreobjects that can slideand roll• Objects that slide and rollThe teacher holds a ball and bounces it on the floor. She lets it roll on thefloor.BallBox1 dayThe teacher then takes a box and does the same.The teacher asks learners the following questions:‣ Which object could roll?‣ Why could the box not roll?‣ Which object could slide?Measurement The days of the week Teacher sings the song about the days of the week with the learners. Song e.g. ‘’There are 7 days in the week’’Compose your own songEvery day45 | P age