CHILDS VOICE:
Welcome to Counting with Rodd?
RODD:
Hey… Number Squad. Oh thank you, hey hey…. Check it out. Cool huh ?
Now I’m having a fancy-dress party, and I wanted to dress up as a firefighter!
Now when I think of fire fighters I think of 3 numbers, which are all the same.
You know the ones I mean?
If - and only if - there was an emergency - what would you call?
Uh huh, that’s right 999. Oh, oh oh, check this out. I've just been working out the numbers for my party – including me, guess how many people are going to be there ? Let’s count….
1…2…3, 4…5 (Hi Aunty)…6, 7…8…9
What was that last number I said?’
Yes, 9 people
Woohoo!
I’m thinking of a number
We’ll find it in this line. . .
Where are you little buddy. . .
It’s the Number NINE
RODD:
Alrighty … as well as being fit, fire-fighters need strong arms. Okay, find a space copy me – arms out wide and circle back for 9 – ready and….
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 … last one… 9
Now relax, because we love the number 9.
CHILD’S VOICE:
Attention attention
Number squad
It’s time to count
How many with Rodd
RODD:
Hey… check out my fire engines. Aren’t those hoses cool ? Okay, now, these are the last two, so there should be 9 plates for 9 people. Hmmm… better just check….
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19, 20, 21, 22
22 ? What am I saying, I can’t put 22 people in my flat, not the way I dance….
So what did I do wrong… Oh I know
I was counting too fast. You know, I should only say each number when I point at the plate? One number at a time Rodd. Hmm… point at the plate ah ha… hello Miss Breadstick, will you help me point ? Thank you. Ok here we go;
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
9 plates!! Thank you what would I do without you guys!
Now, I’ve just got to add the cups… how many will I need ? That’s right, 9.
Okay, here we go. Okey dokey, 9 cups coming up.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, is that enough ? No, 1 more, 9 cups for 9 people. You rock.
RODD:
Let’s join in
It’s all about the numbers
Let’s join in and
Sing the number 9
999 for the fire engine,
The fire engine, the fire engine
999 for the fire engine
Yes the number is 9
Goodbye everyone! Keep counting!
Video summary
Rodd is having a fancy-dress party and is dressed as a firefighter.
The children help him count how many people he has invited, by counting their photos.
Children can join in as he looks for the numeral nine and does his firefighter exercises.
When Rodd counts what he needs for the party, he does not count properly ‘one at a time’, and the children can help him.
They can join in with the number nine song, and draw the numeral in the air.
This is from the series: Counting with Rodd Counting with Rodd 1.
Teacher Notes
Outside, children can build a fire engine with eight wheels and ‘one more’ as a ‘spare’.
They can make their own fire engines from food cartons, with eight wheels and ‘one spare’, and place nine small worldfirefighters on the engine.
They can use cardboard strips for ladders, and draw nine rungs on each one.
Play croquet outside, with nine hoops (‘wickets’)
Stick a card showing the numeral nine onto the last hoop.
Give children squares of paper and ask them to draw two vertical lines, to make nine spaces.
They can draw the numeral nine in each space in different colours.
This clip is relevant for teaching Maths at KS1 in England, Foundation Phase in Wales and Early and 1st Level in Scotland. Also Foundation and KS1 in Northern Ireland.
The number one. video
Rodd thinks about how the number one applies to the picture he is painting of animals and scenery.
The number 2. video
Rodd thinks about how the number two applies to the bike he is cleaning.
The number 3. video
Rodd thinks about how the number three applies to the books he is reading.
The number 4. video
Rodd thinks about how the number four applies to the things around him.
The number 5. video
Rodd gets a package of novelty gloves, and uses them to count on his fingers all the number fives around him, encouraging children to count with him and sing a song about the number five.
The number 6. video
Rodd's ladybird cake has six legs, his egg-box has six eggs and his giant die has six sides. He dresses up as a chicken and asks the children to join him in pretending to lay six eggs.
The number 7. video
Rodd counts his Auntie's seven pairs of bloomers, the days of the week, the colours of the rainbow and the Seven Dwarves. He asks the children to join him in singing a song about the number seven.
The number 8. video
Rodd discovers that umbrellas have eight spokes, spiders have eight legs and octopuses have eight arms. He invites children to count the spiders' wellies and sing the number eight song with him.
The number 9. video
Rodd is dressed as a firefighter for his fancy-dress party, which will have nine guests. He thinks about 999, does firefighter exercises, and counts that he has enough of everything for the party.
