Count within 100, forwards and backwards, starting with any number (5)

Counting to and across 100, forwards and backwards, is a skill that will need to be practised regularly throughout year 1. Counting provides a good opportunity to link number names to numerals, and to the position of numbers in the linear number system. Practice should include: reciting number names, without the support of visual representations, to allow pupils to focus on and develop fluency in the verbal patterns. counting with the support of visual representations and gestural patterns, for example pupils can point to numerals on a 100 square or number line, or tap out the numbers on a Gattegno chart. starting the counting sequence with numbers other than 1 or 100.