BACKWARD COUNTING OF FIGURES
Subject : NUMERACY/ MATHEMATICS
Topic : BACKWARD COUNTING
Class : Nursery 1
Term : First Term
Week : Week 5
Instructional Materials :
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Videos
- counters
- Abacus
- Counting match sticks
Reference Materials
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
Previous Knowledge :
The pupils have previous knowledge of
Concept of ‘after’ Figures or Numbers
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- say the number before a given figure
- say the number after a given figure
- recognize figure from a given set of numbers
Content :
Backward counting means you start with the last number down to the first. Example- backward counting from 20
20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
Evaluation :
- Multiples of 5
Conclusion :
The class teacher wraps up or conclude the lesson by giving out short note to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.
The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.
He or she does the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.