Assessment Plan -- Lesson 3

Number 3

Subject: Maths | Class: Nursery | Series: Skillford

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Assessment Objectives

By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:

1. Recognise the number 3 among other numbers
2. Say the name "three"
3. Count three objects, touching each one once
4. Say that two and one more make three
5. Trace and write the number 3 as two curves

Assessment for Nursery is mostly oral and practical. Learners write the numeral 3, but they are not asked to read or write words.

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Formative Assessment

1. Number Spotting (During Day 1)

• Task: Lay out four number cards (1, 2, 3, 4). Ask: "Where is three?" The learner picks it up
• Criteria:
  • Picks out 3 without help
• Rating: Yes / With help / Not yet

2. Name Check (During Day 1)

• Task: Point to the big 3 on page 18 and ask: "What number is this?"
• Criteria: Says "three" clearly
• Rating: Yes / With help / Not yet

3. Careful Counting (During Day 1)

• Task: Ask the learner to count the balloons on page 18, touching each one
• Criteria:
  • Touches each balloon once
  • Says "three" as the total
• Rating: Both / One / Not yet

4. Tracing and Writing (During Day 2)

• Task: Watch the learner trace rows 1 and 2 on page 19, then write row 3 from the dots and arrows
• Criteria:
  • Draws the top curve first
  • Pauses in the middle
  • Draws the second curve below the first
• Rating: Neat / Trying well / Needs help

5. Balls and Cats (During Day 3)

• Task: Watch the learner colour the balls and circle the number on page 22
• Criteria:
  • Colours the balls with 3 lines green
  • Circles 3 for the three kittens
• Rating: Both / One / Not yet

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Summative Assessment

Oral and Practical Check (one learner at a time, about 3 minutes)

Part A: Number and Name (2 marks)

1. Point to 3 on a card with four numbers (1 mark)
2. Say the name of the number (1 mark)

Part B: Counting Three (3 marks)

• Point to the balloons on page 18 and ask "How many balloons?" (1 mark)
• Give the learner a pile of blocks and ask for three (1 mark)
• Show two blocks and add one more; the learner says how many (1 mark)

Part C: Page 22 (2 marks)

• Learner points to a ball with 3 lines (1 mark)
• Learner counts the three kittens and points to 3 (1 mark)

Part D: Tracing and Writing (3 marks)

• Learner traces two dotted 3 numbers (1 mark each)
• Learner writes one 3 without dots (1 mark)

Total: 10 marks

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Observation Checklist

Learner Name	Spots 3	Says "three"	Counts three	Two and one more	Traces 3	Writes 3

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Remediation Plan

• Learners who score below 5/10 should:
  • Count three objects every day, moving each one to the side as they count
  • Play "two and one more" with blocks or spoons
  • Write 3 in sand, saying "round, stop, round"
  • Blow up and count three balloons with a parent at home