At this point, students should feel comfortable performing simple conversations speaking about where they are form, what their jobs are and naming a number of objects. It's time to go back to some basic rote repeating for students to learn their basic numbers.
Teacher: (Write a list on the board and point to the numbers.)
1 - one
2 - two
3 - three
4 - four
5 - five
6 - six
7 - seven
8 - eight
9 - nine
10 - ten
11 - eleven
12 - twelve
13 - thirteen
14 - fourteen
15 - fifteen
16 - sixteen
17 - seventeen
18 - eighteen
19 - nineteen
20 - twenty
Teacher: Please repeat after me.
Teacher: (Point to the numbers.)
1 - one Student(s): 1 - one
2 - two Student(s): 2 - two
3 - three Student(s): 3 - three, etc
4 - four
5 - five
6 - six
7 - seven
8 - eight
9 - nine
10 - ten
11 - eleven
12 - twelve
13 - thirteen
14 - fourteen
15 - fifteen
16 - sixteen
17 - seventeen
18 - eighteen
19 - nineteen
20 - twenty
Teacher: (Write a list of random numbers on the board and point to the numbers.)
Teacher: Susan, what number is this?
Student(s): 15
Teacher: Olaf, what number is this?
Student(s): 2
Continue this exercise around the class.
Part II: The 'tens'.
Teacher: (Write a list of the tens and point to the numbers.)
10 - ten
20 - twenty
30 - thirty
40 - forty
50 - fifty
60 - sixty
70 - seventy
80 - eighty
90 - ninety
100 - One hundred
Teacher: Please repeat after me.
10 - ten Student(s): Ten
Teacher: 20 - twenty
Student(s):Twenty
Teacher:30 - thirty
Student(s):Thirty, etc
40 - forty
50 - fifty
60 - sixty
70 - seventy
80 - eighty
90 - ninety
100 - One hundred
Part III: Combined 'tens' and single digits.
Teacher: (Write a list of various numbers and point to the numbers.)
22
36
48
51
69
71
85
94
Teacher: Please repeat after me.
22 Student(s): 22
Teacher: 36
Student(s): 36
Teacher: 48
Student(s): 48, etc
51
69
71
85
94
Teacher: (Write another list of random numbers on the board and point to the numbers.)
Teacher: Susan, what number is this?
Student(s): 33
Teacher: Olaf, what number is this?
Student(s): 56
Continue this exercise around the class.
Part IV: Contrast 'teens' and 'tens'
Teacher: (Write the following list of numbers and point to the numbers.)
12 - 20
13 - 30
14 - 40
15 - 50
16 - 60
17 - 70
18 - 80
19 - 90
Be careful to pronounce slowly, pointing out the difference in pronunciation between 14, 15, 16, etc. and 40, 50, 60, etc.
Teacher: Please repeat after me.
12 - 20
Student(s): 12 - 20
Teacher: 13 - 30
Student(s): 13 - 30
Teacher: 14 - 40
Student(s): 14 - 40, etc.
15 - 50
16 - 60
17 - 70
18 - 80
19 - 90
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