2.5y–4.2y12 minReadingStory timeQuiet time
One More Frog Storytime
A story-and-props activity that helps children practise ‘one more’ addition in a playful way by acting out frogs jumping into a ‘pool’ and answering ‘how many altogether?’
What you'll need
Essentials
- 3–8 small toys to be ‘frogs’ (or paper balls as pretend frogs)
- a bowl/plate or paper circle as the ‘pool’
Nice to have
- a favourite number story or rhyme book
- paper and crayon for drawing frog dots to count
Movement level: low
What you'll do
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- Milestonecounts up to 5Mind· 2.5y–3.3y· core
- MilestoneCounts objects one-to-oneMind· 4y–4.5y· core· Step 1
- MilestoneAnswers simple open questionsMind· 2.3y–3.3y· stretch· Step 4
- MilestoneUses talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.Mind· 3.3y–5y· stretch· Step 4
- MilestoneRecites the counting sequenceMind· 4y–5y· stretch· Step 1
What it practices
- Knows that numbers identify how many objects are in a set.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Recites numbers in order to 10.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Beginning to represent numbers using fingers, marks on paper or pictures.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Uses some number names and number language spontaneously.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “As you read number stories or rhymes, ask e.g. ‘When one more frog jumps in, how many will there be in the pool altogether?’”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)