Worksheet -- Lesson 3

Number 3

Subject: Maths | Class: Nursery | Series: Skillford

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

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Exercise A: Circle the Number 3

Say "three" with your child. Ask your child to circle every number 3 in the rows below.

1. 3    1    3    2    4

2. 2    3    4    3    1

3. 4    3    2    1    3

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Exercise B: Count the Balloons

Look at the balloons in the textbook (page 18) together. Your child points to each colour and counts. Tick the box when your child says it.

Balloon	Pointed and counted?
red balloon	[ ]
green balloon	[ ]
blue balloon	[ ]
how many? (3)	[ ]

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Exercise C: Which Has Three?

Say each picture aloud. Your child ticks the pictures that show three.

Picture	Three?
3 balloons	[ ]
2 ducks	[ ]
3 kittens	[ ]
1 apple	[ ]
3 strings	[ ]

Tip: Draw or stick small pictures in the first column before printing.

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Exercise D: Colour the Balloons

Draw three balloon outlines with strings in the box. Your child colours them red, blue and yellow.

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Ask: "How many balloons?" Your child says "three" and writes 3 under the box.

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Exercise E: Trace and Write the Number 3

Draw the top curve, pause in the middle, then draw a second curve below it.

1. 3    3    3    3    3

2. 3    3    3    3    3

Now write three 3s on your own: ___   ___   ___

Print the traced rows in a dotted tracing font, with a dot at the starting point of each number.

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Exercise F: Say the Words

Say the words to your child. Your child repeats them.

"Three balloons."

"Two balloons and one more balloon make three."

Now ask:

1. What makes a balloon big? (air)
2. How many strings for three balloons? (three)

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Exercise G: Draw One More

Your child draws one more balloon and writes the new number.

Balloons now	Draw one more	How many now?
2 balloons	( )	( )
1 balloon	( )	( )