Thing On A String

Content Name

Thing On A String

Content Type

Partner Content

Description

Thing On A String is a fun activity primarily aimed at Key Stage 1, where a soft toy is used (often referred to as ‘Swinging Teddy’), but it is very adaptable if used with a pendulum in Key Stage 2. The activity is incredibly simple. It can take one or two minutes if time is at a premium or can be delivered as a lengthier activity using a range of different counting steps.

Curriculum

• Country

  England

  Key Stage:

  Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2

  Years:

  Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics

  Topics:

  • Number - addition and subtraction
  • Number - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  • Number - number and place value
  • Number - multiplication and division

  Programmes of Study:

  • count backwards through 0 to include negative numbers
  • count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000
  • count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100; find 10 or 100 more or less than a given number
  • count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1,000
  • count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in 10s from any number, forward and backward
  • count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals; count in multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s
  • count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number

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