Counting to 10

Part ofMathsCounting and orderingYear 1

Why do you need to count to 10?

Counting to 10 is a useful thing to do.

You can count things you see every day like stones, shells, counters and cubes.

Amir smiling and pointing to 2 rows of shells. Each row has 5 shells and numbers counting on from 1 to 10.

Songs and rhymes can help you practise counting on and back.

Knowing how to say the numbers in the correct order can help you work out how many of something you have.

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Activity: How to count to 10

Complete this interactive activity to understand how to count to 10. Then put your knowledge to the test.

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Counting on and back

If you can count, you are able to say your numbers in the right order from smallest to largest, or largest to smallest.

Look at this pile of pebbles.

A pile of rocks

Counting them is easier if you move them into a line.

A pile of 9 stones in a neat row

If you can’t move the things you are counting, you can point or touch them.

You can count and say how many there are in a set by remembering the last number you counted.

You can count on or back from any number and stop counting at any number too.

A row of 9 stones with a number from 1 t0 9 under each stone. The number 9 is highlighted and a finger points to the stone and number 9.
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Example 1

4 fruits in a row, pear, apple, orange and pineapple.

Can you count the pieces of fruit?

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Example 2

7 boats in a row.

Can you count the boats? How many are there?

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Example 3

Amir smiling and holding up both his hands with his fingers spread out.

How many fingers and thumbs is Amir holding up?

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Train with the Karate Cats to become an expert in addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, place value and more!

Karate Cats Maths game
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