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Content Area Content Clarification / Notes / Activities/ExamplesRecommended ResourcesApproximateDurationSuggested FormalAssessmentNumbers & NumberOperationsUse numbers infamiliar context• Reinforce the knowledge gained in week 31 and 32 that involves thenumbers 1 to 81 dayCount everyday objects up to 8.Count forwards and backwards up to 8.Number songs and rhymesReinforce the concepts of “many” and “few”Clap hands many times …… STOP.Clap hands fewer times. Teacher claps up to 8 times.Kinaesthetic‣ The learners use their bodies to form number symbols.‣ The teacher makes numbers from different materials that learners can feele.g. sandpaper clay/ string.‣ Say number rhymes/songs.Large number symbols made ofsandpaperConcrete using 3-D objects‣ Use concrete objects such as blocks and plastic animals.‣ Count them, sort them, place eight in a row etc.Blocks and plastic animalsRecognise andidentify the numbersymbol and thenumber nameSemi-concrete using 2-D shapes‣ Match the number symbols to the correct pictures.‣ The learner must understand that a group of objects can contain thesame number of objects.Picture and number symbol flash cardsCountersCountersContinuedDevelop theconcepts of “morethan”, “less than”and “equal to(fewer)‣ The learners must point to each object as they count.‣ Learners must be able to match each object to each other e.g. One heartto one sun.‣ Match the picture flash cards, dot flash cards, the number symbol and thenumber name flash cards with the same number of counters.• Order and compare collections of objects using “more than/less than” and “equalto” up to number 8Count everyday objects up to 8.Count forwards and backwards up to 8.Reinforce the concepts of “many” and “few”.Clap hands many times …… STOP.Clap hands fewer times. Teacher claps up to 8 times.Pictureof 8objectsNumber songs and rhymes8eight1 day90 | P age