Let each pupil have their own Flip-Flop and play 'Show me' activities such as:
Show me four hands, seven hands, ten hands...
Show me thirty fingers, twenty-five fingers, ten fingers...
Show me twenty fingers. Now show me ten more.
Show me forty fingers. Now show me thirty less.
Work with a partner. Show me a total of seventy fingers.
Teaching tips:
• Crease each line of the squares backwards and forwards so they are easy to fold.
• Be creative and use Flip-Flops to count in 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s… by using different pictures in each square. The cherries flip-flop below is great for practising doubles.
• No need to laminate them, just make them from normal photocopiable paper and once they are torn or ripped they are easy to replace.
• It is amazing how long they last – I have one from the early 1990s!
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