Say, read & write numbers to 10
🎯 In this topic you will
- Say, read, and write numbers and number words up to 10.
🧠 Key Words
- after
- before
- between
- next
- numbers
- order
- point
- track
Show Definitions
- after: A word that tells you something comes later than another thing (for example, 6 is after 5).
- before: A word that tells you something comes earlier than another thing (for example, 4 is before 5).
- between: A word used for something that is in the middle of two others (for example, 4 is between 3 and 5).
- next: The number that comes immediately after another number when counting (the next number after 7 is 8).
- numbers: Symbols we use to count, measure, and label amounts (like 1, 2, 3...).
- order: The correct arranged sequence of numbers, such as smallest to largest (1, 2, 3, 4...).
- point: A small mark used to show an exact place, such as a spot on a number line.
- track: A path or line you follow in order, such as a counting track that helps you count step by step.
🎵 Learning Number Order with Rhymes
Saying the numbers in a number rhyme is a good way to learn the order of the numbers.
❓ EXERCISES
$1$. Say this number rhyme together.
$1$, $2$, $3$, $4$, $5$,
Once I caught a fish alive!
$6$, $7$, $8$, $9$, $10$,
Then I let it go again!
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.
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Say the rhyme aloud together, in order, and point to the numbers as you say $1$ to $10$.
$2$. Say your favourite number rhyme to a partner.
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Choose a number rhyme you like and say it clearly to your partner from start to finish.
$3$. Count to $10$. Point to each number as you say it.
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Point to the numbers in order and say: $1$, $2$, $3$, $4$, $5$, $6$, $7$, $8$, $9$, $10$.
❓ EXERCISES
$4$. Count to $10$. Write the missing numbers.
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Top track: The missing numbers are $3$ and $8$.
Bottom track: The missing numbers are $2$, $3$, and $8$.
$5$. Which numbers have been swapped in this number track? Write the numbers in the box.
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The swapped numbers are $5$ and $8$.
$6$. Write the number that comes after.
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After $2$ comes $3$, after $5$ comes $6$, and after $8$ comes $9$.
$7$. Write the number that comes before.
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Before $2$ is $1$, before $5$ is $4$, and before $8$ is $7$.