Counting Kit: Professional Learning
Level 1 PL
The Counting to 10 & 20 Professional Learning (Level 1) takes approximately 100 minutes to complete.
- The Level 1 PL is included as a video PL on the USB that came with your Kit. The USB is inside a wooden box.
- Once you complete the PL, you will be able to use Bond Blocks
In-School PL (level 1)
See here for in-school Introductory Counting Kit sessions (2 hrs)
- Virtual via Teams.
- Face-to-Face (Narelle is based in Perth WA but does travel)
Claim Online
There is a code on the USB to claim the Level 1 PL as a video course on drpaulswan.com.au. This is a good way to share the course to teachers if you’re not all in one location.
In-School PL (whole day)
“Using Bond Blocks: Pre-Foundation to Year 2”. Specific whole day PL for the early years. Indivualised for your context.
Helpful Links
Free Professional Learning
- About the Blocks
- Predictors of Maths Difficulties
- Concrete Representational Abstract
- Number Track and Number Line
- Mathematical Language
- Correcting ‘teen’ and ‘ty’ Errors
- Place Value Arrow Cards
- Number Cards
- The Evidence Base of Bond Blocks Counting to 10 & 20
Correcting 'teen' and 'ty' erros
Summary page of key Teacher Notes and videos to help with this difficult concept.
More on the Getting Started Page