Threading Counting in 5s from 0 - 100 (and back)

What’s included?

This download includes x4 A4, landscape pdf sheets to practise ‘counting in 5’s’ from 0 to 100 (and back) using rainbow and two-colour circle/square shaped ‘beads’.

What's it for?

This resource has been designed to practise ‘counting in 5's to 100' (and back!) while developing fine motor control. Whilst working on this activity learners will improve their number recognition and ability to order numbers, following the counting in 5's pattern. Learners will compare numbers and consider which numbers come before/next in the pattern. This activity is ideal to consolidate knowledge of counting in 5's, while keeping 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.

Differentiation

For learners who are less familiar with counting in 5's the rainbow colour versions of this resource offers more support. This is due to the limited amount of numbers in each colour and the rainbow colour pattern - learners can rely more on the pattern of the colours to guide them. The 'two colour' versions (orange and purple) provide more challenge. This is due to there being lots of numbers in both orange and purple, meaning learners need to work harder - focusing more on the numbers than the colours to identify 'which' number comes next in the number pattern while the two colours (orange and purple) provide 'some' support.

Square beads or round beads?

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

Resource Details

The layout includes x6 rows and x9 columns of circular/square shaped beads numbered from 0 - 100. 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.

Learners who might find ordering these numbers challenging may benefit from having a 'counting in 2's' number line/number square in front of them to use as a reference.

Important message…

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