Counting Fun: Learning Numbers 1 and 2!

Math Grades 1st Grade 6:18 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn all about the numbers 1 and 2! We'll count objects, draw pictures, and have lots of fun with these important numbers.

Video Resource

Learn Grade 1 Maths - Introduction to Numbers 1 and 2

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Duration: 6:18
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Key Concepts

  • Number recognition (1 and 2)
  • Counting objects up to 2
  • Representing quantities with numerals

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the numerals 1 and 2.
  • Students will be able to count up to two objects accurately.
  • Students will be able to match a numeral (1 or 2) to a corresponding group of objects.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by watching the YouTube video 'Learn Grade 1 Maths - Introduction to Numbers 1 and 2'. Discuss the excitement of unwrapping gifts and introduce the numbers 1 and 2 as 'friends'.
  • Counting with Pictures (10 mins)
    Use pictures (either from the video or printed out) to count objects. For example, 'How many tables do you see? How many gifts?' Reinforce the connection between the number and the quantity.
  • Fruit Counting (10 mins)
    Use real fruits (mangoes, apples, bananas) or pictures of fruits. Count out one mango, then two mangoes. Repeat with other fruits. Emphasize the sequence: 'One mango, one, two mangoes'.
  • Coloring Activity (10 mins)
    Provide worksheets with bags, kites, and cakes. Write the number '1' next to the kites and the number '2' next to the bags and cakes. Instruct students to color the correct number of each item.
  • Drawing Activity (10 mins)
    Draw boxes on a worksheet. Write '1' next to one box and '2' next to another. Have students draw one dot in the box labeled '1' and two lines in the box labeled '2'.
  • Wrap up (5 mins)
    Review everything that they learned in the lesson.

Interactive Exercises

  • Object Scavenger Hunt
    Ask students to find one or two specific objects in the classroom (e.g., 'Find one pencil' or 'Find two books').
  • Clapping Game
    Say 'One!' and have students clap once. Say 'Two!' and have students clap twice. Vary the pace and order.

Discussion Questions

  • Can you find one of something in the classroom?
  • Can you find two of something in the classroom?
  • What does the number 1 look like? What does the number 2 look like?

Skills Developed

  • Number recognition
  • Counting skills
  • One-to-one correspondence

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

How many apples are shown: 🍎?

Correct Answer: 1

Question 2:

Which number looks like this: 2?

Correct Answer: Two

Question 3:

How many bananas are shown: 🍌🍌?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 4:

Which group has only ONE object?

Correct Answer: 🍌

Question 5:

If you have one cookie and you get one more, how many cookies do you have?

Correct Answer: Two

Question 6:

Which shows TWO balloons?

Correct Answer: 🎈🎈

Question 7:

What number comes after one?

Correct Answer: Two

Question 8:

How many rings are shown: 💍?

Correct Answer: 1

Question 9:

If you see 'one table', what number does that show?

Correct Answer: 1

Question 10:

Which shows ONE flower?

Correct Answer: 🌷

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The number that comes before two is ____.

Correct Answer: one

Question 2:

If you have 1 apple, you have ____ apple.

Correct Answer: one

Question 3:

The number after one is ____.

Correct Answer: two

Question 4:

Two bananas are ____ bananas.

Correct Answer: two

Question 5:

A ring is ____ ring.

Correct Answer: one

Question 6:

If there are two flowers, there are ____ flowers.

Correct Answer: two

Question 7:

When we count, we say one, then ____.

Correct Answer: two

Question 8:

A table shows ____ table.

Correct Answer: one

Question 9:

____ shows the number one (1).

Correct Answer: One

Question 10:

____ shoes shows two shoes.

Correct Answer: Two

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1:Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral. CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.C.4:Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.

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