"How many do you think are going to be on each piece?" Encourage prediction.
Don't underestimate what young children can do. Call on what they know naturally about equal sharing and ask them to think ahead.
Use symbols even at 5 years, so they can start to recognise them.
What does research tell us?
Packet of 3 balls in front of child
How many balls in 4 packets?
Counted 1 by 1 in groups of 3s. Sees it as a counting question initially.
"Can you think of a faster way?"
Knowledge makes the difference.
Counting based strategy
1-1 counting
Skip counting
Additive strategy eg 3+3
Multiplicative strategy
Expose them to it and they will be able to do it.
Opportunities to learn.
Introduce language children are going to need. Multi link cubes playing with the starting length and play with it. Content knowledge is being created. Little pieces of variation rather than completely different.
Need understanding and fluency
Mr Bean video - counting sheep (YouTube)
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