Number Poems (compiled by John Foster) Lesson 1 – How many? (by Charles Thomson) Jason Ma and Jason Poon The Education University of Hong Kong Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Let’s listen to a song! Ten Little Indians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urdg94V7NLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_UhnxIBf28 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Ten Little Indians Version 1 (an easier version) One little, Two little, Three little Indians Four little, Five little, Six little Indians Seven little, Eight little, Nine little Indians Ten little Indian boys Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Ten Little Indians Version 2 (a more difficult version) One little, Two little, Three little Indians Four little, Five little, Six little Indians Seven little, Eight little, Nine little Indians Ten little Indian boys Ten little, Nine little, Eight little Indians Seven little, Six little, Five little Indians Four little, Three little, Two little Indians One little Indian boy Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 1 one Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 2 two Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 3 three Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 4 four Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 5 five Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 6 six Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 7 seven Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 8 eight Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 9 nine Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many Indian boys? 10 ten Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Class Activity 10 students sit in a row at the front. Listen to the song and stand up one by one! Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many? How many ears has a rabbit? How many tails has a dog? How many feet has a baby? How many eyes has a frog? Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many? (by Charles Thomson) How many sides has a triangle? How many sides has a square? How many legs has a donkey? How many legs has a chair? Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many? How many wheels has a lorry? How many wheels has a bike? How many friends have you got? How many sweets do you like? Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many? How many legs has an octopus? How many legs has a lobster? How many dwarfs are there? How many teeth has the monster? Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many? How many ears has a rabbit? How many tails has a dog? How many feet has a baby? How many eyes has a frog? Two ears. One tail. Two feet. Two eyes. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many? How many sides has a triangle? How many sides has a square? How many legs has a donkey? How many legs has a chair? Three sides. Four sides. Four legs. Four legs. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many? How many wheels has a lorry? How many wheels has a bike? How many friends have you got? How many sweets do you like? Six wheels. Two wheels. Eight friends. Seven sweets. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many? How many legs has an octopus? How many legs has a lobster? How many dwarfs are there? How many teeth has the monster? Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Let’s watch a video! Numbers 11-20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KBLgJ6UCJ0 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? eleven 11 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? twelve 12 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? thirteen 13 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? fourteen 14 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? fifteen 15 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? sixteen 16 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? seventeen 17 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? eighteen 18 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? nineteen 19 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

How many balls can you see? twenty 20 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma eleven 11 sixteen 16 twelve 12 seventeen 17 thirteen 13 eighteen 18 fourteen 14 nineteen 19 fifteen 15 twenty 20 Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma How many? Twelve. How many eggs are there? How many hair clips has Betty? How many tomatoes are there? How many rings has Katie? Fifteen. Eleven. Seventeen. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Stationery buyer game a pencil a ruler an eraser a book a pen a crayon Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Stationery buyer game How many … do you want? I want … Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Activity 1 Part 1 The children are talking about what they have in their pencil cases. How many stationery items do they have? Read the sentences and circle the items. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Part 1: Circle the items Andy I have five pencils. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Part 1: Circle the items Betty I have eight erasers. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Activity 1 Part 2 Read the sentences and STICK the stationery items. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Part 2: Stick the items Calvin I have three rulers. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Part 2: Stick the items Doris I have four pens. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Activity 2: Writing Task Work in pairs. Write one more stanza for the poem. Use the following to help you. How many … do/does … have? How many … do/does … want? How many … do/does … have? How many … are there? Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Do you know any…? animals food body parts stationery items Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma An example How many tails has the cat? It has one tail. How many teeth has the rat? It has two teeth. Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma

Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma Writing Task Now share your stanza with us! Supervisors: Dr Jackie Lee, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr Angel Ma