4. NUMBERS Warming up The children are the pirates and they have got a trunk in hich there is a treasure.

The treasure is guarded !y a dragon "the teacher# ho doesn$t let them open the trunk until they say their name and age. %or e&ample' they can choose some (unny names' not compulsory their real names. )$m *irate .... . My name is *irate ..... . +(ter that' they have to count the o!,ects (rom the trunk "some coins' !racelets' necklaces' cro ns' ands ...#. They can arrange the o!,ects increasingly or decreasingly. -oca!ulary. Num!ers. one' t o ... Song. There ere (ive green !ottles There ere (ive green !ottles hanging on the all' %ive green !ottles hanging on the all' +nd i( one green !ottle should accidently (all' There$ll !e (our green !ottles hanging on the all. There ere (our green !ottles hanging on the all' %our green !ottles hanging on the all' +nd i( one green !ottle should accidently (all' There$ll !e three green !ottles hanging on the all. There ere three green !ottles hanging on the all' Three green !ottles hanging on the all' +nd i( one green !ottle should accidently (all' There$ll !e t o green !ottles hanging on the all. There ere t o green !ottles hanging on the all' T o green !ottles hanging on the all' +nd i( one green !ottle should accidently (all' There$ll !e one green !ottle hanging on the all. There as one green !ottle hanging on the all' /ne green !ottle hanging on the all' +nd i( one green !ottle should accidently (all' There$ll !e nothing !ut nails hanging on the all.

/nce ) caught a (ish /ne' t o' three' (our' (ive /nce ) caught a (ish alive' Si&' seven' eight' nine' ten Then ) let it go again. Why did you let it go0 Because it !it my (inger so. Which (inger did it !ite0 The little (inger on the right. *oems. T ice one is t o T ice one is t o 1 +n easy sum to do2 T ice t o is (our 1 T o apples and t o more. T ice three is si& 1 Three red and three !lue !ricks. /ne' t o /ne' t o' Button my shoe. Three' (our' 3nock at the door. %ive' si&' *ick up the sticks. Seven' eight' 4ay them straight. Nine' ten' That$s /k. 4et$s count more /ne potato' T o potatoes' Three potatoes %our. %ive potatoes'

Si& potatoes' Seven potatoes' More. ) like sticks /ne' t o' Nice to meet you. Three' (our' (ive' si& ) like sticks. Seven' eight' nine' ten Say it again. 4et$s count /ne' t o' three' %our' (ive' si& Seven' eight' nine )$m (ine. /ne (or sorro ' t o (or ,oy /ne (or sorro ' t o (or ,oy Three (or a girl' (our (or a !oy %ive (or silver' si& (or gold Seven (or a secret never to !e told. 5ame. 4et$s count and colour2 The teacher gives hand6outs to the children and they have to colour the !alls according to the teacher$s orders. She can ask. 6 Where can you see one !all0 7olour it pink2 6 Where can you see (our !alls0 7olour them red2 6 Where can you see three !alls0 7olour them !lue2 6 Where can you see (ive !alls0 7olour them orange2 6 Where can you see t o !alls0 7olour one yello and one !lack. What$s the missing num!er0 The teacher starts saying a story in hich a tree is very sad !ecause the ind !le some o( its leaves. The children have to count and then say hich are the missing num!er"s#. Which are the neigh!ours0 The teacher asks the children to name ho is the num!er !e(ore and ne&t to num!er 8' (or e&ample. /ther e&amples' 9' 4.

:Match correctly2; "There are many o!,ects on a ta!le.The children have to group the o!,ects and put the appropriate num!er to each o( them.# 5+ME "M/TR)7# . :Sotronul; "They count in increasing<decreasing manner. +(ter that they have to ,ump on the num!er told !y the teacher.#