Pick some spots, join the dots

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Count in multiples using rhythmic and skip counting

Use skip counting patterns

Identify and describe patterns when skip counting forwards or backwards by twos, fives and tens

Players identify number spots around the room, then devise ways of linking or sequencing the various spots with different types of travel.

Call out a sequence or pattern, e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8, count forward by 2s starting at 4, count backwards by 5s starting at 30.
Players then link the spots.
Vary the way players move between spots e.g. running, skipping, jumping, animal walks.
Optional: Record sequences on a number line.

Change the sequence e.g. even numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, followed by odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7.
Students could create their own sequences.

Forming groups