Numbers 1 to 10

Week 1

Objective

Children will be able to recognise numbers from 1 to 10.

Prerequisites

Pre-number skills such as one-to-one correspondence, memory skills, and matching skills.

Introduction

The teacher may start the topic with a number rhyme after the usual greetings.

Number song

There is so much fun in a number song
Let’s clap our hands and sing along
Sing along, sing along.
1, 2,3,4,5
Let’s all jump and give a high five
6, 7, 8,9,10
Turn around and jump again.

  • As the children sing with the teacher, the teacher shows numbers one by one.
  • After introducing the numbers 1 to 10, the teacher can conduct the following activities to ensure that the children recognize the numbers.

Video: Number song – Coming soon

ISL Video: Number song – Coming soon

Flashcards: Numbers 1 to 10 – Coming soon

Tactile Flashcards: Numbers 1 to 10 – Coming soon

The teacher can also use the following play activity to introduce the topic.

Resources required:

  1. Clay
  2. Number mat
  3. Flash cards showing numbers from 1 to 10. 

Once they are familiar with the vocabulary, the teacher can:

  1. show number cards from 1 to 10
  2. make a number mat with numbers 1 to 10 and ask the children to stand on the number as their name is called out
  3. instruct the children to jump or hop to the numbers in sequence to reach 10 on the previously drawn hopscotch and
  4. also provide clay and tell the children to make numbers from the clay.

Video: Hop mould learn – Coming soon

ISL Video: Hop mould learn – Coming soon

Activity 1: Roll the Dice

Objective: Children will be able to identify the numbers from 1 to 10.

Importance of the activity for children:

Helps in developing:

  1. Gross motor skills (bend, pick the dice, hold the card, walk)
  2. Fine motor skills (pick and roll the dice, hand-eye coordination)
  3. Cognitive skills (associating dice image with number displayed in the card, concentration)
  4. Social skills (cooperation, waiting for the turn, playing together)
  5. Spatial awareness skill (navigating using a mental map)

Resources required:

  1. Two dices with numbers 1 to 5 and another two with 6 to 10 (one side can be left empty).
  2. Number cards 1 to 10

LTM: DIY dice template – Coming soon

Setting for the activity:
The activity can be done indoors or outdoors, depending on the availability of space.      

Type of activity: Group activity

Preparation of activity:
The teacher should keep the dice and cards ready in front of the children.

Role of the teacher: Demonstrator and facilitator.

Procedure:

  1. The teacher makes two groups of 10 children each. 
  2. Children of one group hold the number cards.
  3. Children of the other group will roll the dice one by one.
  4. As the child rolls the dice, he/she should find his partner from the other group.
  5. They both can shake hands and give high fives.
  6. If the next child gets the same number, he will get two more chances to get his partner.
  7. This continues till all the children have partners.
  8. The teacher can add more children if required.

Suggested Variations:

  1. The teacher can use pictures with numbers on the number cards.
  2. Bigger dice can be used for clarity of numbers.

Conclusion:
The children will learn to match the numbers. 

Video: Roll the dice – Coming soon

ISL Video: Roll the dice – Coming soon

Activity 2: Catch the Fish

Objective: 
To reinforce the concept of matching and identifying numbers from 1 to 10.

Importance of the activity for children:

Helps in developing:

  1. Gross motor skills (bend and pick the fishing rod, walk, throw the rod)
  2. Fine motor skills (manoeuvres the fishing rod with dexterity,  hand-eye coordination)
  3. Cognitive skills (associating dice image with number displayed in the card with the number written on the fish, concentration)
  4. Social skills (cooperation, waiting for the turn, playing together)
  5. Spatial awareness skill (navigating using a mental map)

Resources required:

  1. Fish cut outs with numbers written from 1 to 10 (3 sets).
  2. Flash cards with numbers 1 to 10.
  3. Fish net.
  4. Large blue fabric or blue chart paper.
  5. Paper clips.
  6. Small sticks with strings attached to magnet (to serve as a fishing rod).

LTM: Fish picture cut-outs – Catch the fish – Coming soon

Setting for the activity: 
The activity can be done indoors or outdoors, depending on the availability of space.

Type of activity:
Individual or Group activity. (Depending upon the number of children)

Preparation of activity:

  1. The teacher should create a fishing pond by laying a large blue fabric or blue chart paper on the floor. 
  2. Cut outs of the fish to be made from paper or cardboard. Write numbers 1 to 10 on each fish. Paper clips can be attached to the fish cut outs so that the magnet sticks to the fish.
  3. Create fishing rods using sticks with strings attached to magnets at the end. 

Role of the teacher: Demonstrator and facilitator.

Procedure:

  1. The teacher should place the fish randomly on the blue fabric or blue chart paper laid out on the floor with the number written on it facing up.
  2. Number cards from 1 to 10 should be kept with the teacher.
  3. The teacher picks a number card from 1 to 10.
  4. A child is called out and picks up the fishing rod.
  5. The child should be asked to pick the fish with the same numbers. For example, the teacher shows a flash card with number 2, and the child will collect all the fish with number 2 written on it.
  6. The teacher can ask the child which number she/he picked.
  7. The activity is repeated till all children get a chance to pick the numbered fish.

Observation:
The teacher will observe if the children can match and identify the number.

Conclusion:
The children will learn to match and identify the numbers from 1 to 10. 

Video: Catch the fish – Coming soon

ISL Video: Catch the fish – Coming soon

Assessment: 

The teacher can give the assessment worksheet at the end of the lesson.

Assessment Worksheet – Coming soon

Home Activity 1: Paint with Fingers

Objective: 
To reinforce the concept of numbers from 1 to 10 through a fun activity.

Resources required:
1. Worksheet
2. Water colours

Worksheet: Paint with fingers – Coming soon

Setting for the activity: At home.

Type of activity: Individual activity

Preparation of activity:
The teacher prepares a worksheet with numbers written with bold double lines.

Procedure:

  1. The teacher provides the worksheet to each student.
  2. Children will use water colours and make fingerprints inside the numbers.
  3. The next day display the finger painting and celebrate the creativity of the children.

Observation:
The teacher can observe the fine motor skills of the children through the colouring activity.

Home activity 2: An online fun activity – Word Wall – Coming soon

Cross-Curricular Connection:

  • In Art and Craft class children can be encouraged to mould clay into numerals and to create collages with paper scraps.
  • In outdoor games class, children can be shown an object (for example, pencil, ball etc.) and asked to collect five pencils or three balls form a designated area. The things should be scattered in the area before the activity.

Check list for teacher:

ActivityYesNoSometimes
Children can:
Identify numbers 1 to 10
Form a mental map and recognise numbers
Identify and match numbers
Complete the activity in the given time
Do the activity independently
Express verbally and through actions, expressions or gestures.

Adaptations for addressing learner variability: Adaptations and strategies – Coming soon

Teacher Resource Document – Coming soon

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