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Counting to ten
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 4 It’s my birthday
GoalCount from six to ten.
New words
six · 6seven · 7eight · 8nine · 9ten · 10
Explanation
We know one to five. Now six, seven, eight, nine, ten! Count balloons with your finger. Six balloons. Seven balloons. We always say the number, then the thing. Ten is the biggest number today.
Worked examples
Mina
One, two, three, four, five, six.
Mina
Six candles!
Dad
Good counting, Mina!
Count the cupcakes. Say: seven cupcakes.
Now you. Count to ten with your fingers. Say each number.
Class activity
Ten fingers. Hold up ten fingers. A grown-up says a number from six to ten. The child shows that number with fingers and says the number word.
Practice
1
Count the gifts. How many?
Eight gifts.
2
Count the stars. How many?
Nine stars.
3
Listen. How many?
…
Ten balloons.
4
Which number is bigger: six or nine?
Nine.
5
Write the number 7 and draw seven dots.
7 and seven dots.