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ContinuedActivities for SETS and GROUPSContinuedKinaestheticForm sets with the learners:Examples:1. Let learners form groups of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Count howmany are in the group.2. Draw large shapes on the concrete or in the sand. Learnersmake a group of e.g. 4 learners inside the shape.3. During the refreshment routine the teacher says: “You cango in a group of four to wash your hands” instead of saying:“Four learners can go to wash their hands”.Concrete using 3-D objectsExamples:1. The teacher gives the learners counters. Let the learnersmake a set of 3 counters. Make another set of 2. “Howmany counters do you have in the new set?”2. On instructions from the teacher. let the learners draw twocircles on a piece of paper. The learners make two sets sothat there are more counters in the one set than in theother.3. Let the learners pretend to be birds and make a “pretendtree” using the climbing apparatus outside or chairs andtables inside. The teacher sends 2 birds to the “Pretendtree” (2 learners climb on the apparatus). One more birdgoes to the tree each time.Make use of a variety of resources to give you ideasof how to apply different stategies.CountersPiece of paper and a crayon for each learnercountersClimbing apparatus or tables and chairs.Semi-concrete using 2-D shapes‣ Show the flash cards with 1 to 6 dots and link them with thesame number of counters.‣ Identify from a variety of flash cards those with 6 dots onthem and link them with the same number of counters.‣ Identify from a variety of flash cards those with the numbersymbol 6 on them and link them with the number name andthe same number of counters.Pictureof 6objectsCounters6 six60 | P age