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Week 6 · Unit 3 Off to school (B): classroom instructions, 'How many …? There are …', phonics ar · 3 lessons
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How many are there?

Connect P2 Term 1: Unit 3
GoalAsk How many … are there? and answer There are … .
New words
How many …? · a question about numbersThere are … · we count more than oneThere is one … · we count only onetwelve · the number 12
Explanation

We count and ask: How many boots are there? We count: one, two, three … We answer: There are twelve. For one thing we say: There is one hat. For more than one we say: There are three hats. Count again to check.

Worked examples
Seif

How many pencils are there?

Malak

There are six.

Seif

And how many books?

Malak

There are two.

Listen. Seif and Malak count the pencils.
Look. Count the shirts. Say: There are … shirts.
Now you. Count five things in your room. Say: There are … .
Class activity

Count and ask. Put some pencils, crayons or coins on the table. The child asks: How many pencils are there? The grown-up counts and answers. Then change: the grown-up asks and the child counts.

Practice
1
Look. How many socks are there?
2
Look. How many watches are there?
3
Look. How many glasses are there?
4
Choose: There is two hats. or There are two hats.?
5
Writing: copy ‘There are twelve.’