NUMBER WORK

SECOND TERM WEEK 1

KINDERGARTEN (AGE 5) 

THEME – NUMBER WORK 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

 

TOPIC – REVISION 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Counting and Writing Numbers 1- 70/Reverse Counting

2. Counting in 2s

3. Telling Time in O’clock

4. Measurement of Length

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

 

BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the children should to –

1. count and write numbers 1- 70.

2. reserve counting and writing numbers 1- 70.

3. counting in 2s/skip counting

4. telling time in O’clock.

5. length measurement

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

The teacher will the lesson with the aid of chart showing

1. number 1 – 70/70 – 1.

2. counting in 2s.

3. O’clock.

4. measuring tools

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

1. Recommended textbook

2. National Curriculum

3. All relevant materials

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – NUMBER 1 – 70

ACTIVITY 1 – NUMBER 1 – 70

Teacher guides the children to read 1 – 70.

1    2   3    4   5   6   7   8   9  10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

 

ACTIVITY 2 – IDENTITY NUMBER 1 – 50

Teacher asks children to mention the number as you point one after the other.

1    2   3    4   5   6   7   8   9  10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

 

ACTIVITY 3 – REARRANGE THE FOLLOWING FLASHCARD NUMBER IN ORDER. 

Teacher guides the children to rearrange the following exercise.

1. 10 1 4 3 2 8 7 6 8 (1 – 10)

2. 18 16 17 15 14 11 13 20 12 (11 – 20)

3. 29 28 27 21 22 24 25 26 23 (21 – 30)

 

LESSON 2 – NUMBER 50 – 1

Teacher guides the children to read/count number from 50 – 1.

50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41

40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31

30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21

20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11

10  9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2    1

 

ACTIVITY 2 – IDENTITY NUMBER 50 – 1

Teacher asks children to mention the number as you point one after the other.

50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41

40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31

30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21

20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11

10  9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2    1

 

ACTIVITY 3 – REARRANGE THE FOLLOWING FLASHCARD NUMBER IN ORDER. 

Teacher guides the children to rearrange the exercises.

1. 48 50 47 45 46 43 41 49 42 44 (50 – 41)

2. 31 38 36 40 37 34 32 33 35 39 (40 – 31)

 

LESSON 3 – COUNTING IN 2s/SKIP COUNTING IN 2s

ACTIVITY 2 – COUNTING IN 2s (1 – 50)

Teacher guides the children to count and write 2.

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37

30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46

 

ACTIVITY 2 – FIND THE MISSING NUMBERS IN 2s

Teacher guides children to find the missing number.

1. 1 3 __ 7 9 11 13 __ 17 19

Hint – 3, 4 5. 13, 14 15

2. 2 __ 6 8 __ 12 14 __ 18 20

3. 21 __ 25 27 __ 31 33 __ 37

4. 30 __ 34 36 __ 40 42 44 __

 

LESSON 4 – TELLING TIME IS O’CLOCK

ACTIVITY 1 – RECOGNITION OF WRISTWATCH, WALL CLOCK AND TABLE CLOCK

 

ACTIVITY 2 – USES OF CLOCK 

A clock is a device used to display and indicate time.

 

ACTIVITY 3 – TELLING TIME IN O’CLOCK 

We only use ‘o’clock’ for precise hours. You can say ‘eight o’clock’ at 08:00 but not at 08:01.

 

ACTIVITY 4 – HOW TO TELL TIME IN O’CLOCK 

Guides the children on how to tell in O’clock using appropriate chart or sample clock by completing the hour hand.

We tell time in O’clock when there are NO minutes.

For example,

3:00 – It’s 10 o’clock

5:00 – It’s 5 o’clock

7:00 – It’s 1 o’clock

11:00 – It’s 12 o’clock

 

ACTIVITY 5 – FACTS ABOUT SCHOOL TIME 

Teacher guides the children to understand the basic time in the school.

1. 6 o’clock, we get up from the bed to get ready for school and our parents are getting ready for work.

2. 8 o’clock, we are in school while our parents are at work.

3. 9 o’clock, short break.

4. 11 o’clock, long break.

5. 1 o’clock, closing time

6. 2 o’clock, we are home again.

Isn’t a great time to talk about.

 

LESSON 5 – MEASUREMENT OF TIME

ACTIVITY 1 – IDENTIFICATION AND USES OF RULER 

Teacher displays a sample of ruler, asks the children, what is this?

Children’s responses – It is a ruler.

Teacher asks again, what is ruler used for?

Children’s responses – It is used for drawing lines, measurement/measuring, etc.

 

ACTIVITY 2 – HOW TO USE RULER FOR MEASUREMENT

Teacher guides the children how ruler is used for measurement.

For example, measuring the length of their pencils, books, etc.

 

ACTIVITY 3 – MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH USING HAND, ARMS AND LEGS, ETC. 

Teacher guides the children to used other alternative means to measure length.

For example,

1. Hand

2. Length

3. Rope

4. Straight wood or iron, etc.

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

To deliver this lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. Teacher displays chart showing 1 – 50 for the children to identify and read correctly.

2. Teacher guides the children to skip counting in 2s.

Children’s Activities – The children identify and understand counting from 1 – 50 as well as skip count.

3. Teacher uses the chart showing 50 – 1 to guides the children to count backward.

Children’s Activities – The children count number backward. That’s, 50 – 1.

4. Teacher uses sample and chart of wall clock to introduce telling time in o’clock as well as guide the children to tell time.

Children’s Activities – The children understand how to tell time in o’clock.

5. Teacher uses ruler and your means of measuring length to guide the children to measure the length of their books, pencil, etc.

Children’s Activities – The children measure length using their rulers, arms, legs, etc.

6. Teacher summarizes the lesson, asks the children few questions and gives the children home work.

Children’s Activities – The children pay attention to the summary of the lesson, answer questions and do their homework at home.

 

LESSON EVALUATION/HOMEWORK

1. Count number 1 – 50.

2. Count number from 50 – 1.

3. Complete the number – 2 __ 6 8 __ 12 14 __ 18 20.

Rearrange the following number,

4. 48 50 47 45 46 43 41 49 42 44 (50 – 41)

5. 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 (31 – 40)

Say the following time in O’clock. 6 – 9.

10. Ruler is used for _____.