Had enough of counting cows? Try some goats! Have a listen to our happy banjo playing goat when you finish!
Really good practice at counting up to 5. Young children can not get too much practice with this. They may well use their fingers to help and count out loud, but after a time they will begin to count in their heads. Adults can often glimpse at a picture to see how many there are, almost without counting – don’t expect this of 5 year olds!
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One of the most important concepts for children to understand in the early years is the relationship between addition and subtraction. Given one set of facts they should be able to deduce several other facts.