Numeracy - One less than

This week RC and RM have been focusing on 'What is 1 less than a given number'. For example What is 1 less than 10, answer is 9 or practically if I have 10 toys and I put 1 toy away, How many toys do I have now ...9.

We have also been using frog masks and singing the song '5 Little Speckled Frogs sat on a speckled log ' to help us understand.

Five little speckled frogs sat on a speckled log eating the most delicious grubs (yum,yum),

One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool,

Now there are four more speckled frogs - glub! glub!

Four little speckled frogs sat on a speckled log eating the most delicious grubs (yum, yum),

One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool,

Now there are three more speckled frogs (glub, glub).

Three little speckled frogs sat on a speckled log eating the most delicious grubs (yum, yum),

One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool,

Now there are two more speckled frogs (glub, glub)

Two little speckled frogs sat on a speckled log eating the most delicious grubs (yum, yum),

One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool,

Now there is one more speckled frog (glub, glub).

One little speckled frog sat on a speckled log eating the most delicious grubs (yum, yum),

He jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool,

Now there are no more speckled frogs (glub, glub).