Lesson 1.1 Counting and Writing to 20

Steps

1. Warm-up

   Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.

   • Ask: “Number bond: 10 is 2 and ___” Listen for: 8
   • Ask: “Number bond: 10 is 8 and ___” Listen for: 2
   • Ask: “Number bond: 10 is 5 and ___” Listen for: 5
   • Ask: “Number bond: 10 is 1 and ___” Listen for: 9
   • Ask: “Number bond: 10 is 10 and ___” Listen for: 0
2. Teach the new idea

   Say this: “Teen numbers are one ten and some ones: 17 is ten and seven.”

   Say this: “Write numbers with ball-and-stick strokes, starting at the top.”

   Say this: “Digit: one of the symbols 0–9 used to write numbers.”

3. Show how

   Show: How many? Count and write the number.

   

   Say this: “Count the full tens first, then the ones: 1 ten and 7 more make 17.”

   Answer: 17

   Show: Fill in the missing number: 12, ___, 14, 15, 16

   Say this: “The numbers go up by 1 each time.”

   Say this: “12 + 1 = 13”

   Answer: 13

4. Practice together

   Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.

   Ask: How many? Count and write the number.

   

   Listen for: 13

   If stuck: Count the full tens first, then the ones: 1 ten and 3 more make 13.

   Ask: How many? Count and write the number.

   

   Listen for: 14

   If stuck: Count the full tens first, then the ones: 1 ten and 4 more make 14.

   Ask: How many? Count and write the number.

   

   Listen for: 11

   If stuck: Count the full tens first, then the ones: 1 ten and 1 more make 11.

   7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.

5. Watch for
   • Writing 71 for seventeen.
6. Game: Bond Snap

   Deal number cards 0–10. Turn one card each; if the two cards make 10, the first to say “Ten!” keeps them.

7. Narration

   Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”

   Listen for: Count, read and write numbers to 20.

8. Scripture

   He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

   God knows every star by number. We start the year by counting carefully.

9. Daily habit

   Count to 120 by ones and back from 30. Say the make-ten pairs quickly.

Spread over the week

5 sessions of 20–25 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

1. Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
2. Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
3. Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
4. Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
5. Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.