Reading Number Words 1 to 5

English Language Arts Grades Kindergarten 2:01 Video
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Lesson Description

A fun lesson to help kindergarteners learn to read the number words one through five. This lesson incorporates visual aids and interactive activities.

Video Resource

How to Read Number Words 1 - 5

Miacademy Learning Channel

Duration: 2:01
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Key Concepts

  • Number words 1 to 5
  • Sight word recognition
  • Connecting words to quantities

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to read the number words one, two, three, four, and five.
  • Students will be able to associate the number words with the corresponding quantities.
  • Students will improve their sight word recognition skills.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by introducing the topic: learning to read number words. Engage students by asking if they know any number words already. Briefly discuss what a number word is and why it's important to learn them.
  • Video Viewing (3 mins)
    Play the YouTube video 'How to Read Number Words 1 - 5'. Encourage students to pay close attention to how the words are pronounced and how they relate to the pictures shown.
  • Word Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, display each number word (one to five) on flashcards. Read each word aloud and have the students repeat. Show pictures corresponding to each number (e.g., one apple, two birds, etc.).
  • Interactive Activity: Matching Game (10 mins)
    Create a matching game where students match the number word card with the corresponding picture card (e.g., the word 'three' with a picture of three cars). Have students work in pairs or small groups.
  • Writing Practice (7 mins)
    Have students practice writing the number words. Provide a worksheet with dotted lines for each number word for them to trace. Encourage them to say the word as they write it.

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Word Bingo
    Create bingo cards with pictures of quantities from one to five. Call out the number words (e.g., 'three'). Students cover the corresponding picture on their card. The first student to get bingo wins.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite number between one and five? Why?
  • Can you find the number words around the classroom?

Skills Developed

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Listening
  • Sight Word Recognition
  • Number Recognition

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which word says 'one'?

Correct Answer: one

Question 2:

Which word says 'two'?

Correct Answer: two

Question 3:

Which word says 'three'?

Correct Answer: three

Question 4:

Which word says 'four'?

Correct Answer: four

Question 5:

Which word says 'five'?

Correct Answer: five

Question 6:

How many apples? (Picture of 1 apple)

Correct Answer: One

Question 7:

How many cats? (Picture of 3 cats)

Correct Answer: Three

Question 8:

How many dogs? (Picture of 5 dogs)

Correct Answer: Five

Question 9:

How many suns? (Picture of 2 suns)

Correct Answer: Two

Question 10:

How many birds? (Picture of 4 birds)

Correct Answer: Four

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The word for 1 is ____.

Correct Answer: one

Question 2:

The word for 2 is ____.

Correct Answer: two

Question 3:

The word for 3 is ____.

Correct Answer: three

Question 4:

The word for 4 is ____.

Correct Answer: four

Question 5:

The word for 5 is ____.

Correct Answer: five

Question 6:

I have ___ nose.

Correct Answer: one

Question 7:

I have ___ eyes.

Correct Answer: two

Question 8:

I have ___ hands with 5 fingers on each hand, so I have a lot of fingers in total!

Correct Answer: two

Question 9:

A triangle has ___ sides.

Correct Answer: three

Question 10:

A square has ___ sides.

Correct Answer: four

Educational Standards

K.2.PWS.1:Students will name all uppercase and lowercase letters. K.2.F.3:Students will begin to develop a sight word vocabulary by decoding and reading regularly- and irregularly-spelled words in isolation and context with increasing automaticity. K.4.R.3:Students will begin to acquire new vocabulary and relate new words to prior knowledge. K.5.R.1:Students will recognize simple sentences with prompting. K.1.L.1:Students will actively listen using agreed-upon discussion rules with prompting.

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