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Number rhymes
Learner’s Book 1: Unit 1, p. 19
GoalSay a number rhyme and count from 1 to 10 in the right order, pointing to each number.
New words
order · the right place for each number: 1, 2, 3 and so onnumber track · a row of numbers from 1 to 10, in orderpoint · touch with your finger
Explanation
A number rhyme is a fun way to learn the order of the numbers. We always say them in the same order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Say the rhyme and clap for every number. A number track is a row of boxes with the numbers in order. Point to each number as you say it. Here is a rhyme to try: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, birds fly up into the sky. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, down they come to rest again!
Worked examples
Point and say: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Then 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. The first five boxes are blue and the last five are orange.
The track starts at 1 and ends at 10. After 9 we say 10.
Say the rhyme and show one bird for each number: 5 birds go up and 5 more birds come down. 10 birds in all.
Class activity
Number jumps: write the numbers 1 to 10 on 10 pieces of paper and put them in order on the floor. Jump from one to the next and say each number. Then say the bird rhyme as you jump.
Practice
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Say the bird rhyme to a grown-up and clap on every number. Which number do you say last?
10
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Point to each number on the track and say it. What is the first number? What is the last?
1 is first and 10 is last.
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Count the birds. One number for each bird.
6
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When we count, which do we say first: 7 or 4?
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