CHILDS VOICE:
Welcome to - Counting with Rodd!
RODD:
Oh… heh… heh… heh! Number squad! Hello… oh thank you! You are too kind. Heh… You will never guess what I just noticed… something numbery…
Check it out.
1 super cool spinning wheel! And….
Another super cool spinning wheel – that's 2 wheels - a pair of wheels!!
Let’s look for other pairs of things -
1 handlebar grip - 2 handlebar grips - 2!
And pedals… 1…. And 2 – 2 pedals
1, 2 …. brakes
Woohoo!
I’m thinking of a number
I can feel it, can you ?
Where are you little buddy . . . it’s the
Number TWO
RODD:
Okay - Time for some moves! We are going to cycle in the air.
You can use your 2 arms like this -
or copy me for the lying down version - do what suits you best.
Find a space! Lie down on your back, put your 2 hands behind your head
OK? Now… Let’s put our 2 feet on 2 pretend pedals.
Yeah… And use our 2 legs to push those 2 pretend wheels round and round. . Yeah… That’s it!!
Okay, now let's go uphill really slooooow…
Okay, now let’s go downhill really fast … Feel the burn……
Well… that was fun – now let’s wipe the sweat from our 2 eyebrows - 1,2 - because we love the number . . TWO!!
CHILD'S VOICE:
Attention attention,
Number squad
It’s time to count
how many with Rodd!
RODD:
Hello…. One, two, twins.
Now, would you look at this handsome dude in his cycling clothes! Aha . . . I’ve got some safety gear for you.
Now elbow pads – how many elbows does he have ? Let’s see – one… two
okay so - 2 elbows need how many elbow pads . . Let’s work it out…
That’s one…. That’s two. Two elbows need two elbow pads.
Did you notice how many trainers he has?
Yes! One, two. Two trainers for two feet.
RODD:
Let’s join in
It’s all about the numbers
Let’s join in and
Sing the number 2
Two big wheels on a bicycle
A bicycle, a bicycle
Two hands, two feet, two eyes, 2 cheeks
Yes the number is 2
Goodbye! Keep counting!
Video summary
As Rodd cleans his bike, he discovers it has two wheels, two handlebars, two pedals, two brakes and two lights.
Children can help Rodd identify the numeral two, and think about pairs on their body and move them to music.
Rodd introduces his ‘twin’, a life-size cut-out model of himself.
He invites the children to match and count pairs of items of cycling gear to dress his 'twin'.
Rodd sings the Number 2 song, recapping the concepts explored, and shows how to write the number two in the air.
This is from the series: Counting with Rodd Counting with Rodd 1
Teacher Notes
Students could draw the number 2 on A5-sized pieces of card with a sticky dot on the back.
Students could go on a ‘pair hunt’ and stick the cards on pairs they find, for example pairs of clothing items in the role-play area.
Set up a ‘pairs shop’ selling only pairs of items, for example shoes, socks, gloves, mittens, earrings, elbow, knee and shin pads and so on.
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 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.
The number 10. video
Rodd is thinking about the number ten, doing ‘ten’ exercises and playing mini ‘ten-pin bowling’.
