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4. Long /Talland Short
The concept of long and short is taught at an early age to develop measurement skills in learners. This concept helps

learnersatalaterstagetounderstandconceptsingeometryandmensuration.
ActivitiesSuggested
* Have children create snakes out of clay and then have them compare their snakes. They find out which is long or
short.
* Makechildrenstandinalineandgetthemtofindoutwho istallor short.
* Takethechildrenoutsidetohavethemlookatlongor short objects,talltrees,peopleetc.
5. Heavyand Light
The concept of heavy and light helps learners see the relationship between weight, quantity and size of objects. The
conceptis abstractso itisbesttaughtthroughactivities.
ActivitiesSuggested
* Empty baskets can be given to children and they can be asked to fill them with fruits, vegetables and other things and
seethedifferencebetweenheavyandlight.
* Stonesorpebblesofdifferentsizescanbeshown.
* Books (heavyandlight)canbegiventolearnerstocarry.
* Learnerscanbeaskedtobringsomeheavy/lightobjecttochecktheircomprehension.
* Objectsaroundthehouse andschoolcanbecomparedfor theirweights.
* Aweighingmachinecanbeused tomeasureweightsof childrenandascaletomeasurethings.
6. Moreand Less
The concept of more and less is easily understood because it is an already known concept. This is one of the
important concepts to learn when a child is beginning to learn number sense. Understanding the relationship
betweennumbersandquantitieshelpslearnerslearnconceptslikegreaterthan/smallerthanetc.
ActivitiesSuggested
* Puttingobjectsinsets of 2,3,4,5etc.
* Asking learnerstoidentifythesetwithmoreor less.
* Showing pictureswithmoreor less quantitiesofthings.
* Showing plateswithcoins,buttons,pebbles,identifyingmoreor less.
7. Fulland Empty
The concept of full and empty is taught to see the relationship between size, quantity and capacity. This concept is
importantfor measurements.
ActivitiesSuggested
* Show anemptyglass andfillinwatertohelplearnersknow theconceptofemptyandfull.
* Thelunchboxes canbecomparedbeforelunchtimeandafterlunchtime.
* Getstudentstofillinthings(beads)inemptybottlesor boxes.
8. Count andWrite
Mathematics starts with counting. Numbers and counting are early maths skills which should be reinforced.They are
conceptswhichnotonlyservetodomathematicaloperationsbutalsocometouse ineverydaylife.
Arrow - Coral Bells -Maths-Nursery * Shells,coins,beads,buttons,keys canbeused for counting.
ActivitiesSuggested
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Students can be involved in different counting activities in and out of the classroom - finding the number of steps on
theslide,chairs,books andchildrenintheclassroom.

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Giveshells(2or3each)totwochildrenandaskthemtoputtheminabox andcountthenumber.
Use picturesfor counting.
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childrentoenhancetheircountingskills.
Sing numbersongs tomakecountingfun.
* Traditional playground games such as ‘What’s the time, Mr. Wolf?’ and ‘Farmer in the den’ are engaging ways for
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