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Lesson 7: Count, draw and write 7 with GrobbyThrough appropriately playful learning experiences, children should be able to develop an awareness that the purpose of counting is to quantify and be able to use a range of counting strategies for a variety of purposes.Learning outcomes%u2022 We are learning to count out a set of 7 things%u2022 We are learning to draw a set of 7 things%u2022 We are learning to write the numeral 7 and the word %u2018seven%u2019%u2022 We are learning to assign a total number to a collection of objects in a setMaterialsSmall cards with numbers 1 to 7, small cards with the words %u2018one%u2019 to %u2018seven%u2019, a set of play insects, a set of 7 bricks per pair of students.Talk aboutWhat insects do you find flying around a garden? Perhaps project an image of a garden scene up on the interactive whiteboard, containing lots of insects to be counted, or display an insect poster. Identify, name and talk about insects.Have a collection of toy insects or cut-out images, of various quantities e.g. 1 ladybird, 2 bumble bees, 3 bluebottle flies, 4 honey bees, 5 butterflies and 6 wood lice. Practice counting the different insects out loud.%u2022 Ask the children to hold up the number of bricks that would represent how many bumble bees? (They hold up 2)%u2022 Ask the children to hold up the number of bricks that would represent how many wood lice were hiding under the log? (They hold up 6)%u2022 Ask the children to make a brick stack that would represent how many butterflies altogether? (They hold up 5)Tasks1. Make a bridge with 7 bricks. How many ways do they make the bridge? Compare the different bridges.2. Draw a picture of Grobby crossing the river, using the brick bridge3. Practice writing the numeral %u20187%u2019 and the word %u2018seven%u201916