KS1 Maths: Numbers - Counting up to number eight

Video summary

Rodd’s umbrella has blown inside out.

Rodd counts the spokes and finds out that all the umbrellas in his flat have eight spokes.

He also discovers that spiders have eight legs and octopuses have eight arms.

He hunts for the numeral eight on his shelf, and asks the children to join him in splashing in eight ‘puddles’.

He asks the children to help him work out how many mini-wellies the spider will need, through matching and counting.

Rodd asks the children to join in his song about the number eight, and to draw the numeral in the air.

This is from the series: Counting with Rodd Counting with Rodd 1.

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Teacher Notes

Open an umbrella and stick a small cardboard arrow at right angles onto the top of the handle.

Ask a group of children to stand round the umbrella and ask each child to have a turn at spinning the umbrella.

Whoever the arrow points to can then be the ‘teacher’ and make up eight movements for the rest of the group to copy.

Make a giant octopus with eight arms made from stuffed tights and suspend from the ceiling.

Make a pipe cleaner spider and put eight miniature dolls’ shoes on its legs.

Ask children to write the numeral eight in lemon juice.

In pirate role play, they can find a hidden ‘secret eight’ number, find a treasure chest and count out eight ‘gold coins’.

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.

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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 9

Rodd is thinking about the number ten, doing ‘ten’ exercises and playing mini ‘ten-pin bowling’.

The number 10

Rodd thinks about how the number one applies to the picture he is painting of animals and scenery.

The number one

Rodd thinks about how the number two applies to the bike he is cleaning.

The number 2

Rodd thinks about how the number three applies to the books he is reading.

The number 3

Rodd thinks about how the number four applies to the things around him.

The number 4

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 5

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 6

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 7
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