Counting Back from 50

Counting to and from 50

Adult Guidance with Question Prompts

Students learn to count back from any number up to 50. The students Count back to match the leaves with the vines.
will count back to match numbers with spaces on the number
lines. They use their knowledge of number sequences to work out
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where the extra numbers could go. Students discover who reached 28 23
the destination by checking their starting points and counting back ? 27 26 ? 24
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What can you tell me about this number sequence?
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Which number is missing? How do you know?
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Can you find the matching number?
Where could the extra numbers go?
Can you count back along the stepping stones? Which monkey will get to the bananas first?
Which number is closest to the bananas?
Start on 46 then count back 3
Where does each monkey begin? Show me where they stop. Who is
the closest to the bananas?
How many different ways can you find to get there?
Start on 45 then count back 2
Can you make your own counting back stepping stone challenge?
Which numbers will you use? What treat will be at the end?
Start on 47 then count back 5

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Counting to and from 50
Adult Guidance with Question Prompts

Students learn to count back from any number up to 50. The students
will count back to match numbers with spaces on the number
lines. They use their knowledge of number sequences to work out 27 26 25 23 22
where the extra numbers could go. Students discover who reached
the destination by checking their starting points and counting back
the correct number of steps. Students may need number lines for
this activity.
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What happens to the numbers when we count back on a number
line? What do you notice?
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Can you spot any mistakes? What happened?
How can we fix it?
What do these number sequences begin? What’s the same about these
What can you tell me about them? number patterns?
Can you find anything that’s similar?
Can you spot any differences?
What’s different?
Can you continue the sequence?
Make counting back number sequences for your friend to check.
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Can they spot your deliberate mistake?
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Can they continue the sequence?
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Counting Back to and from 50
Adult Guidance with Question Prompts

Students learn to count back from any number up to 50. The students Match the monkey to its banana.
will count back to match numbers with spaces on the number
lines. They use their knowledge of number sequences to work out
where the extra numbers could go. Students discover who reached
the destination by checking their starting points and counting back
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the correct number of steps. Students may need number lines for
this activity.
26 count back 2.
What can you do to solve these clues?
Draw lines to match the clues with the numbers.
1 less than Jack’s.
What numbers are left? Pick one. How many counting back clues
Jack
can you think of that lead to it?
What can you tell me about this challenge? What counting back clues could you give
How many numbers can we use? for the other bananas?
Which number must be included?
Which way will we count? I counted back with 5 bananas.
Show me how many different ways we can solve this puzzle. One of them has number 15 on it.
Can you create a puzzle like this for your friends?
What could the other numbers be?

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How many different answers can you find?
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