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Subject: Helping children with numbers


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Anonymous (Hard-working TA)
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Date Posted: 15:44:52 10/09/11 Sun

The following is a kinetic exercise that will support the learning of written number: Find a large space in school or home. a corridor, playground or paved garden area. Collect together some sets of objects. 1 ball, 2 beanbags, up to 10 (the larger the number the smaller the objects, so maybe 10 pencils). Place these sets of objects on the ground in order. Next with some chalk write the number very large next to the sets of objects. Ask the learner to count the objects and then to jump/hop/clap etc the same number and then to walk along the chalked number. You can vary this by asking the child to walk the number with their eyes closed or to lead a blindfolded friend around the number. If it is going well you might want to suggest adding the ball and the beanbags to do simple addition sums. This has proved very successful and great fun for the primary children I work with. I hope 'walking the number' is useful to others.

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