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Content Area Content Clarification / Notes / Activities/ExamplesRecommended ResourcesApproximateDurationSuggested FormalAssessmentKinaesthetic‣ The teacher places 8 blocks on a table. Without counting the learnersmust estimate (guess) the number of blocks.‣ The teacher asks:o “Are there more than 3 blocks?”o The learners check your answer by counting the blocks.”o “How close was your guess?BlocksConcrete using 3-D objects‣ Form a group of four learners. Give each group 8 counters and a page withtwo large circles drawn on it. Call the circles nests.‣ On the teacher’s instructions the learners put counters in each nest and sayhow many there are.‣ The learners compare the “nests” and determine which nest has “morethan, “”less than”, and the “same” or an “equal” number of counters.CountersA4 page with two” nests” drawn on it.Semi-concrete using 2-D shapes‣ The teacher shows two cards with different number of dots andpictures on them.Let the learners compare cards with pictures and dots on them to identify the “morethan”, “less than” and “equal to”.Dot and picture flash cards.Pictureof 8objectsAdd and subtractnumbers withanswers up to 8(number bonds)• Orally solve addition and subtraction problems up to number 8Count everyday objects up to 8.Count forwards and backwards up to 8.Number songs and rhymes1 dayReinforce the concepts of “many” and “few”.Clap hands many times …… STOP.Clap hands fewer times. Teacher claps up to 8 times.91 | P age