LESSON NOTES FOR NUMBERS FOR TOP CLASS TERM I 2023

WEEK I
Introducing number numerals 1 -10

Activities
- Singing number songs.
- Reciting rhymes.
- Number games
- Counting real objects and pictures. (orally)
- Matching numbers to pictures.
- Writing numbers 0 – 10 in order.

WEEK II
I can recognize numerals 1- 2 0.

Activities

- Singing number songs.

- Number games.
- Counting real objects
- Counting objects.
- Counting objects and writing numbers.
- Count and write
- Drawing objects
- Tick the correct number for the pictures
- Writing numbers in order.

WEEK III

I can recognize numerals and enumerate them.

(Application of quantitative) e.g.
4 2 3 =

2 3 4 =

0 2 1 =

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 - Draw pictures for the number

4=

6=

Activities
- Counting objects
- Matching numbers to pictures.
- Drawing objects of the given numbers.
- Count and circle t he number.
- Count and underline the correct number.

WEEK IV
Arranging numbers in order. e.g
3, 0, 1, 2 = 0, 1, 2, 3
5, 3, 4, 2, 1 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2, 1, 3, 4 = 1, 2, 3, 4

Activities
- recognition of numbers
- counting numbers.
- Arranging numbers from the smallest to the biggest.
- Arranging numbers from the biggest to the smallest.
- Writing correct numbers.

Introducing missing numbers. e.g

1 __ 3 __ 5
__ 6 __ 8 9 __
__ 0 __ 2 3 4 __ 6 __

Write the numbers after/before

3 __ -- 2 6 ___

__ 4 8 __ __ 6

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Activities
- Counting numbers
- Writing numbers
- Finding the missing numbers.
- Arranging numbers in order
- writing the number after
- Writing the number before.

WEEK V
Introducing of plus sign and equal sign. (I can add using objects up to 10)

Activity
- Counting objects
- Drawing pictures
- Adding pictures
- Count, add and draw pictures e.g

+ =

+ =

Z Z + Z = z z z
Addition of objects/pictures
Activities
- Counting objects and writing a number.
- Drawing pictures.
- Adding picture e.g

+ = 3

+ = 4

+ = 2

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WEEK VI
Introducing addition of numbers using pictures. (I can add objects with numbers
up to 10)

Activities
- Oral work counting
- Drawing t he pictures.
- Counting the pictures.
- Adding pictures.
- Count, add and write the number e.g
+ =

2 + 2 = 4

WEEK VII

Introducing addition with balls 0 – 10.

(I can add things and numbers up to 10)

Activities
- Oral work counting
- Drawing balls on numbers.
- Counting and writing the correct numbers. e.g

3 + 1= 4

2 + 2= 4

1 + 0= 1

Addition of numbers using balls.

2 4 3

+ 2 + 0 + 2

4 4 5

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WEEK 8

Introducing greater and less.

( I can show relations among things/numbers in order)

Activities
- Identify and show the greater/less number.
- Tick the greater number.
- Ring the greater number
- Cross the greater number
- Underline the greater number

e.g Tick the greater number

√
4 2

√
6 1
√
7 3

Underline the less number

5 2

1 5

3 8

1 4

WEEK IX
Introducing number before and number after.
(I can recognize numbers 0 – 20)

Activities
- Identifying the number
- Writing the number after.

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 - Writing number before
- Writing number between.

WEEK X
Introducing shapes. (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, star)
( I can collect objects according to stated features.)

Activities
- Identifying the shapes.
- Drawing the shapes.
- Matching shapes to their names.
- Colouring the shapes.
- Writing names for shapes.
- read and match to the shapes.

WEEK XI
Revision in some areas.
- Arranging numbers in order.
- From the biggest to the smallest.
- From the smallest to the biggest
- Find the missing numbers.
- Write the number before and after.
- Write the number between.
- Addition of numbers
- Shapes

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 LESSON NOTES FOR NUMBERS FOR TOP CLASS TERM II

WEEK I

Circle square star oval triangle

Activities
- Identifying and recognizing shapes.
- Pronouncing words correctly.
- Colouring shapes
- Matching words to pictures.
- Underline correct word for the given shape.
- Naming shapes

WEEK II
Introducing making patterns using shapes.
e.g
A
B

C
Activities
- Recognizing shapes.
- Forming objects using the patterns
- Drawing shapes.
- naming shapes.
- Fill in the missing letters.

WEEK III
Introducing numerals 0 – 30
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

Activities
- Counting real objects
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 - Counting pictures orally
- Copying numbers.
- Find the missing numbers.
- Match pictures to numbers.

Finding the next number using “what”.

What number comes after?

13, ___ 15, ___ 17, ___

What number comes before?

___, 21 __, 29 __, 14

Arranging numbers in order. e.g

12, 10, 11 - 10, 11, 12
20, 1, 19 - 18, 19, 20

Activities
- Counting numbers
- Writing numbers before and after
- Arranging numbers in order.
- Tick the greater number.
- Circle the smaller number.

WEEK IV

Introducing subtraction
(Take away using objects)
ccccc =3
aaaaa =4
oooo=0

Activities

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 - Counting correctly.
- Drawing objects
- Subtracting objects
- Writing the number correctly.

Take away involving numbers

5 - 1 = 4

4 - 2 = 2

Activities
- Counting correctly.
- Drawing objects
- taking away numbers
- Writing the number correctly

Taking away using numbers vertically and horizontally. e.g

3–0=3
5 – 2 = __
10 – 4 = __

3 2 5
- 2 - 0 - 5
______ ______ _______

WEEK V

Addition of numbers 1 – 20
Adding three numbers e.g
1+1+1=3
4 + 2 + 4 = 10
3 + 1 + 2 =__

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Adding vertically
3 5 4
3 2 2
+ 1 + 6 + 1
7

Activities
- Counting correctly.
- Adding numbers correctly.
- Arranging numbers
- Drawing counters e.g balls, sticks
- Writing numbers correctly.

WEEK VI
Use of full, empty, half

Activities
- reading the words correctly.
- Filling containers with water.
- Drawing pictures.
- Identifying tins.
- Matching pictures to words.
- Cross the correct word.

Comparing using more/less

Questions
which tin has less water?
Tin ___ has less water than tin ___.

Activities
- reading words correctly.
- Drawing tins.
- Identifying tins
- Answering questions correctly.
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 - Completing the gaps correctly.

WEEK VII
Comparing length of subjects.
(Using short, shorter, shortest)

short shorter shortest

Using long, longer, longer

C
A B

long longer longer

Ruler A is ___________
Ruler B is ________ than Ruler A _________
Ruler C is the _________

Activities
- Reading words correctly.
- Drawing objects
- Writing statements
- Completing statements
- Answering correctly.

Comparing of heights using different objects.

(Use of tall, taller, tallest) Joy
Sara
Mary

tall taller tallest

______ is taller than _________
Who is the tallest?
______________________________________________
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Activities
- Identifying the great /less number
- Finding the greater number
- Writing the greater or less number.
- Underline the greater or less number.

WEEK NINE
Introducing number words (0 – 10)
(zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten)

Activities.
- reading the words correctly.
- Matching words to pictures
- Drawing pictures for the number words.
- Writing words f or t he numbers.
- Fill in the missing letters
- Listen and write.

Introducing drawing beads.

Read and draw the beads

one five eight three

Activities
- reading the words
- Identifying the correct number for the word.
- Counting beads.
- Drawing beads.

WEEK X
Writing number words.
Count and write number in words.

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 = two balls =________ eggs

= _____books = _____chairs

Read and draw

two balls =

four cups =

six stones =

seven apples =

Activities
- Reading the words
- Counting objects
- Identifying the correct number word.
- Drawing pictures.
- Writing number words.

WEEK XI
Introducing addition of number words. e,g
Three and two is five
3 + 2 = 5

Five and one is six

5 + 1 = 6

Two and two gives four

2 + 2 = 4

Six and one gives seven

6 + 1 =

Five plus three equals eight.

5 + 3 = 8
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Zero plus ten equals ten
0 + 10 = 10

Two bananas plus one banana equals ______________ bananas.

One book plus three books equals _________ books.

Activities
- Reading words
- Counting objects
- Writing number words.
- Adding numbers
- Drawing pictures

WEEK XII
Revision on all the learnt themes.

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 LESSON NOTES FOR NUMBERS FOR TOP CLASS TERM III

WEEK I

Addition of numbers (3 addends)

Subtraction of numbers.

Activities
- Counting numbers
- Addition of numbers horizontally
- Addition of numbers vertically.
- Subtracting numbers horizontally.
- Subtracting numbers vertically

4 3 3 5
3 2 - 1 - 2
+ 1 + 1

4–1=
6–2=
5–3=

WEEK II

Identifying the greater number

Identifying the less number by ringing, ticking, underling and crossing.

Activities
- Counting numbers, drawing balls.
- Ringing the greater number
- Ringing the less number.
- Identifying the greater and less number by ticking, crossing or underlining.

6 , 4 3 , 7

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WEEK III
Introducing number words

Activities
- Counting numbers
- Writing number words.
- Matching numbers to number words.
- Drawing pictures.
- Identifying words by circling, ticking, underlining and ringing.
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten

WEEK IV

Word statements (addition)

Activities
- reading mathematical statements
- Reading operational signs.
Solving given word statements using addition
six plus two equals _____
three plus one equals ___
four plus four equals ____
two plus five equals ___

WEEK V
Addition using number words.

Activities
- Counting
- Writing words for numbers
- Drawing objects for numbers
- Writing numbers for words.
- Adding numbers
1 - one 4 - four
2 - two 5 - five, etc.
3 - three

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WEEK VI

Solving word problems using addition

- Explanation of the following words; plus, altogether, collected, joined, put
together, how many
- reading statements and word problems
- Counting and writing
- Solving word problems
- Drawing pictures

mum had two eggs

Sara had four eggs
They had __________eggs altogether.

WEEK VII
Identifying the less number.
Solving word problems by subtracting

Activities
- Counting
- Drawing pictures
- Identifying the less number by either crossing, ticking, underlining or ringing
- Explanation of the following words; take away, remain, broken, fell down,
flew away, left, how many.
- Subtracting
There were four birds on a tree.
two birds flew away. How many birds remained?
Jane had eight eggs.
Three eggs got broken. How many eggs were left?

WEEK VIII
Addition
By finding the missing number
Subtraction

5 + = 7 - 3 = 2 7 + = 10

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Activities
- Identifying the less or greater number.
- Subtracting horizontally and vertically
5 6 4
+ + - - 3
10 9 1 2

WEEK IX
Comparing and ordering things.

Activities
- Naming objects
- Drawing objects
- Comparing objects
- Arranging things in order.

WEEK X
Telling time
Calendar

Activities
- reciting rhymes about time
- Naming days of the week
- Naming months of the year.
- Talking about the clock face.
- Telling the use of time.
- Showing time on a clock face.
- Telling time on a clock face.

WEEK XI
Number games

Activities
- Dominoes - songs - modeling
- jig saws - tearing - measuring
- lotto - cutting and - threading
- rhymes pasting - follow direction

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