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Counting school things
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 3 My school bag
GoalCount from one to five and say one thing, two things.
New words
one · 1two · 2three · 3four · 4five · 5
Explanation
Let's count! One pencil. Two pencils. Three pencils. Four pencils. Five pencils. When there is more than one, we add s: pencil, pencils. Count with your finger.
Worked examples
Seif
One ruler. Two crayons.
Teacher
How many pencils?
Seif
Three pencils.
Count the crayons. Say: one crayon, two crayons, three crayons, four crayons.
Now you. Count the fingers on one hand. Say the numbers.
Class activity
Count and clap. Take a turn to say a number and clap that many times. A grown-up claps three times; the child says: three! Then the child claps and the grown-up says the number.
Practice
1
Count the rulers. How many?
Two rulers.
2
Count the scissors. How many?
Three scissors.
3
Listen. How many?
…
Four pencils.
4
Say the numbers from one to five.
One, two, three, four, five.
5
Draw four pencils. Write the number 4.
Four pencils and the number 4.