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Maths | Number and Place Value | Counting in Multiples | Lesson 2 of 4: Counting in Eights

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I can count forwards in steps of eight. I can count backwards in steps of eight. I can recognise multiples of eight.

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In pairs or threes, take turns to count in ones using these rules:

Did you spot a pattern with the words used?

Were there any numbers that required more than one word?

Every multiple of 2 is replaced with the word whizz

Every multiple of 4 is replaced with the word pop

Every multiple of 5 is replaced with the word bang

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Today, she is going to use coloured beads in multiples of 8.

Multiples of 8 are a counting pattern where we count in steps of 8 from zero.

The next number in the counting pattern is 16. Can you think what would come next?

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Helena wants to count her beads in multiples of 8 from zero.

To count in multiples of eight, Helena is adding eight each time.

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Let’s have a go again but this time, Helena wants you to predict the next number before she counts.

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Helena wants you to practise counting up and down in multiples of 8 in your loudest voice.

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Helena wants you to practise counting up and down in multiples of 8 in your soft voice.

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Helena wants you to practise counting up and down in multiples of 8 while pretending to thread beads onto a string.

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Helena wants you to find out how many beads she will have next.

Can you predict how many beads she will have?

Can you predict what the next 3 numbers will be?

What do you notice about the multiples of 8?

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Helena is a whizz at counting forwards in multiples of eight, so she practises counting backwards. Count along with her.

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Help Helena to label the beads correctly. Count backwards from 64.

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Help Helena to label the beads correctly. Count backwards from 72.

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Help Helena to label the beads correctly. Count backwards from 40.

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Helena continues to add beads to this bracelet. She adds five more beads. What would the number on the last bead be? How did you work this out?