10 spindles.

PRESENTATION:

1. fetch the material from the shelf
2. have the child read from 1 to 9, then say cheerfully, "Look what we are going to do!"
3. say "one". Take one spindle and place it in box 1. Then say "two". Take two spindles, counting them: one, two; tie them with an elastic band and put them in box 2. Say "three", take three spindles, count them: one, two, three, tie them with an elastic band and place them in box three
4. invite the child to carry on by themselves for the other boxes. Each time, the child says the number and counts the spindles out loud
5. once they have finished, show them the zero and ask whether they know it. Ask what we placed in the box: nothing. Ask them to clap three times, four, six, zero times.