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Skills:Algebra, counting<\/p>\n

Resources: Template for patterns per pair of pupils, counting Resources<\/p>\n

Activity: Show pupils the blue and red coloured wall on the template for Activity 4 and ask \u201chow many blue blocks do you see? How did you count them?\u201d How many red blocks? Ask pupils \u201cis there another way you could count them? Is there a pattern?\u201d highlight to pupils how the coloured blocks are in groups of two. Count each colour using skip counting to do so. Repeat this process with the remaining two walls skip counting in five and ten. Show pupils the blank wall and explain that they are now going to colour the blocks in groups of two, five or ten (teachers to select which is appropriate or allow pupils to choose).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>