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Count back by 1s from any starting point between 0-20

Counting to 10 Forward and Backward

Timeframe: 3:06

Audience: Whole class

Materials: Screen and device



Guiding questions: Pause the clip at random intervals. What number do we think might come next? How do you know? Look at your fingers. Put one more finger up/down. Count how many there are.

Counting Back from 20 (youtube)

Timeframe: 3:11

Audience: Whole class

Materials: Device, screen



Summary: Watch the clip and have chn count along. Tell them that you are going to trick them, and you will pick a random point in the video to start. Can they still count back from that number?

Guiding questions: Pause the video throughout and ask questions such as, “What number will come next? How do you know? What does that number look like?”

Count Back from 120 Brainbreak (youtube)

Timeframe: 3:14

Audience: Whole class

Materials: Device, screen



Summary: The video has a great visual with the 120 chart, however it does move very quickly, so consider slowing down the Playback Speed to 0.75.

Guiding questions: Pause the video throughout and ask questions such as, “What number will come next? How do you know? What does that number look like?”

Source: Firstie For Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8xIGTU4VuQ

Count Back 21

Timeframe: Each game can take between 5 - 10 minutes

Audience: Whole group in a circle, or smaller groups, even pairs

Materials: N/A

Summary: Each student has a choice of saying 1, 2 or 3 numbers in a row starting from 21 counting back to 0. The student who ends up saying 0 is OUT.

Guiding questions:

Source: unknown

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