MathsYears 2–3Number & Place Value
Count in steps of 3
Count in steps of 3 from 0 and in tens from any number, forward and backward
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine 3 little frogs 🐸 sitting on a lily pad. Now another 3 join them — now there are 6 frogs! That's counting in threes!
- 2
If you have 3 frogs and 3 more come, how many frogs are there? 🐸
- 3
Hop along the number line by 3s — land on every 3rd number to reach 9.
- 4
Let's count in 3s together up to 12.
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Now try hopping to 12 all by yourself — every 3rd number.
- 6
What number comes next: 3, 6, 9, …?
- 7
Which of these numbers do we say when counting in 3s?
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