Number Four 4 Interactive POWERPOINT is a fun, hands-on way to introduce and explore the number 4 with your early years learners. With movement, visuals, and counting activities built into every slide, this resource helps students build number confidence through repeated exposure and participation.

Students will explore the number 4 using fingers, number lines, ten frames and body-based prompts. Each activity is designed to reinforce number recognition, formation, and sequencing—all while keeping learners actively engaged and moving.

This PowerPoint is ideal for whole-class instruction, small group sessions or individual number interventions. With a range of visual and kinaesthetic activities, it supports all learning styles and helps students understand what 4 looks like, feels like, and means in everyday contexts.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise and name the number 4 in a variety of formats
• ✅ Practise correct number formation and representation
• ✅ Identify numbers before and after 4 using number lines
• ✅ Count and show 4 using fingers, objects, and movement
• ✅ Build fluency with early number facts through repetition and variety

What’s Included:

• Interactive PowerPoint presentation focused on the number 4
• Activities include:
  • - Number formation tracing
  • - Recognising 4 on a ten frame
  • - Showing 4 with fingers and body parts
  • - Finding 4 on a number line
  • - Identifying before and after numbers
  • - Thumbs up/down counting activity
  • - Thumbs up/down dice rolling activity
  • - Counting to 4 using body movements

Materials Needed:

• PowerPoint-compatible device for display
• Interactive whiteboard, projector or screen
• Optional: whiteboards, fingers, dice or manipulatives for student participation

How to Use:

1. Open the PowerPoint in slideshow mode for full interactivity.
2. Guide students through each slide, modelling and encouraging participation.
3. Practise number formation and finger counting together as a class.
4. Use movement-based activities to reinforce counting through action.
5. Repeat throughout the week for consistent number exposure and reinforcement.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as part of your morning number routine or maths warm-up
• 💡 Set up in a maths rotation for students to explore independently or in pairs
• 💡 Pair with real-life tasks such as grouping four items from the classroom
• 💡 Link with a craft activity featuring objects in groups of four
• 💡 Display relevant slides on a learning wall or maths corner throughout the week

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Encourage students to explain their thinking using full sentences
• 💛 Pause during thumbs up/down games to reinforce number sense vocabulary
• 💛 Laminate screenshots of key slides for hands-on use at maths stations
• 💛 Model each task using real objects before displaying the digital slide
• 💛 Use this resource alongside finger plays or number songs to reinforce learning through rhythm

Number Four 4 Interactive POWERPOINT brings the number 4 to life through visuals, movement and interaction. It’s the perfect tool for building number understanding in a fun, foundational and meaningful way.