1. Number Poems (compiled by John Foster)
Lesson 1 – How many?
(by Charles Thomson)
Jason Ma and Jason Poon
The Education University of Hong Kong
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Let’s listen to a song!
Ten Little Indians
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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
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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
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How many Indian boys? 1
one
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How many Indian boys? 2
two
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How many Indian boys? 3
three
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How many Indian boys? 4
four
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How many Indian boys? 5
five
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How many Indian boys? 6
six
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How many Indian boys? 7
seven
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How many Indian boys? 8
eight
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How many Indian boys? 9
nine
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How many Indian boys? 10
ten
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Class Activity
10 students sit in a row at the front.
Listen to the song and stand up one by one!
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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?
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17. 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?
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Let’s watch a video!
Numbers 11-20
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25. How many balls can you see?
eleven 11
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26. How many balls can you see?
twelve 12
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27. How many balls can you see?
thirteen 13
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28. How many balls can you see?
fourteen 14
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29. How many balls can you see?
fifteen 15
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30. How many balls can you see?
sixteen 16
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31. How many balls can you see?
seventeen 17
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32. How many balls can you see?
eighteen 18
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33. How many balls can you see?
nineteen 19
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34. How many balls can you see?
twenty 20
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eleven 11
sixteen 16
twelve 12
seventeen 17
thirteen 13
eighteen 18
fourteen 14
nineteen 19
fifteen 15
twenty 20
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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.
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Stationery buyer game
a pencil
a ruler
an eraser
a book
a pen
a crayon
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Stationery buyer game
How many … do you want?
I want …
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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.
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Part 1: Circle the items
Andy
I have five pencils.
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Part 1: Circle the items
Betty
I have eight erasers.
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Activity 1
Part 2 Read the sentences and STICK the stationery items.
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Part 2: Stick the items
Calvin
I have three rulers.
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Part 2: Stick the items
Doris
I have four pens.
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45. 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?
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Do you know any…?
animals
food
body parts
stationery items
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An example
How many tails has the cat?
It has one tail.
How many teeth has the rat?
It has two teeth.
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Writing Task
Now share your stanza with us!
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