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What’s included?
This download includes two A4, landscape pdf sheets to practise ‘counting in 1’s’ from 0 to 50 using rainbow coloured circle/square shaped ‘beads’.

What’s it for?
This resource has been designed to practise ‘ordering numbers up to 50’ (and back!) while developing fine motor control. Whilst working on this activity learners will improve their number recognition and ability to order numbers. Learners will compare numbers, considering which are bigger/smaller as well as which numbers come before/next. This activity is ideal to keep learners busy and independent.

Who’s it for?
This resource has been designed for early years children, pupils in years one and two as well as older students needing additional learning support.

Resource Details
The layout includes x6 rows and x9 columns of circular/square shaped beads numbered from 0 - 50. Beads are arranged in rainbow order to help guide and motivate learners in finding the next number (and colour) in the pattern.

Dotted lines guide where to cut and where to punch holes is clearly indicated. The hole to punch is 5mm in size though a smaller hole punch could be used which would increase the fine motor skills challenge!

Learners will each need a piece of string/ribbon/pipecleaner to thread their paper/card beads onto.

Suggestions
We recommend that these beads are printed onto card to improve their durability whilst learners are busy sorting through the different numbered beads and threading them.

Although we feel that the circular beads look equally lovely, the square beads are much easier and quicker to prepare, requiring only straight cuts to separate them.

Learners who might find ordering these numbers challenging may benefit from having a number line/number square in front of them to use as a reference.

To encourage learners to ‘count back’ from 50 a second set of these beads needs to be used.

Important message…
ANY issues with any of this please don’t hesitate to let us know - we are happy to make changes.