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Which subject	Mathematics
What age group	Year or Grade 1
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A Magical Maths Adventure: Exploring Numbers!

Objective:

To engage Year 1 students in the world of numbers through a fun and interactive storytelling approach.

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Introduction

Good morning, young adventurers!

Today, we are going to embark on a magical journey through the Land of Numbers! 🌟 Grab your imaginations and your thinking caps, because we are going to meet some exciting characters who will help us understand numbers in a whole new way!

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Setting the Scene

Story Time:

Imagine a vibrant forest filled with colourful flowers, towering trees, and playful animals. In this forest lives Number Nibbles, a friendly little creature who loves to eat numbers! 🥳 But oh no! Number Nibbles has lost his way! We need to help him find his way home by solving some number puzzles!

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The Adventure Begins!

Step 1: Meet Number Nibbles

• Show a plush toy or picture of Number Nibbles.
• Explain how Number Nibbles loves to munch on numbers, but he can only take a bite if we can count them together!

Step 2: Counting Challenge

• Activity:
  Bring out a basket filled with small objects (e.g. blocks, toy animals, etc.).
  Challenge the children to count how many items are in the basket.

  • Question: "How many blocks do you think Number Nibbles can eat today? Let’s count together!"

Step 3: Number Friends

• Introduce the numbers 1 to 10 as Number Nibbles’ friends who will help him find his way home.
• Each time a number is counted, encourage the children to shout out the number together!

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Wrapping Up the Adventure

At the end of the counting challenge, celebrate the children's efforts:

“Hooray! We’ve helped Number Nibbles munch through all his friends! Can you help him get back home by solving one last puzzle?”

• Present a simple maths question using the objects they counted (e.g. "If Number Nibbles ate 3 blocks and there were 5, how many blocks are left?").

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Conclusion

This adventure has helped us learn about counting, addition, and the importance of our Number Friends!

Now, let’s draw our own Number Nibbles and his friends! 🖍️ With each drawing, we can write the number next to them.

Remember:

Math is not just about numbers; it’s about fun and adventure! Can’t wait for our next journey together!

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Activities to Extend Learning:

• Create a number treasure map around the classroom with different counting challenges at each spot.
• Pair up for a matching game with numbers and groups of objects.

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Let’s make learning maths a magical experience! 🧙‍♂️✨