Worksheet -- Lesson 11

Number 10

Subject: Maths | Class: Playgroup | Series: Skillford

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Note for parents and teachers: Read every instruction aloud. The child points, circles, colours, traces, counts and speaks. The child does not need to read the words.

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Exercise A: Circle the Number 10

Say "ten" with your child. Ask your child to circle every number 10 in the rows below.

1. 10    1    10    9    10

2. 5    10    7    10    1

3. 10    10    4    8    10

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Exercise B: Count and Say

Point to the pictures in the textbook. Your child touches each one and counts aloud. Tick the box when your child counts ten.

What to count	Counted 10?
caps in the shop (page 41)	[ ]
caps at the top of page 42	[ ]
flags on the first sandcastle (page 43)	[ ]
fingers on both hands	[ ]

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Exercise C: Draw Ten

Ask your child to draw ten dots on each cap, then count them.

Cap	Draw 10 dots here
1
2

Tip: Draw two big cap shapes in the right-hand column before printing.

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Exercise D: Colour the Caps

Draw ten caps in the box. Your child colours each cap a different colour and counts them.

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Ask: "How many caps?" Your child says "ten".

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Exercise E: Trace the Number 10

Draw a straight line from the top to the bottom for 1. Then make a skinny round shape for 0.

1. 10    10    10    10    10

2. 10    10    10    10    10

Print this row in a dotted tracing font, with a dot at the starting point of each part of the number.

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Exercise F: Count Back from Ten

Say: "Show me ten fingers." Your child puts them down one at a time while you count back together. Then ask your child to write how many are left in the box.

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Now ask:

1. What number is left when all the fingers are down? (zero)
2. How many fingers did we start with? (ten)

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Exercise G: Which Group Has Ten?

Look at the two groups. Your child circles the group that has ten.

Group	How many?
A: 10 flags	( )
B: 5 flags	( )

Tip: Draw the flags before printing.