Worksheet -- Lesson 4

Number 4

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 4

Say "four" with your child. Ask your child to circle every number 4 in the rows below.

1. 4    1    4    2    3

2. 2    4    3    4    1

3. 3    4    1    2    4

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Exercise B: Count the Cupcakes

Look at the cupcakes in the textbook (page 20) together. Your child points to each topping and counts. Tick the box when your child says it.

Cupcake topping	Pointed and counted?
red star	[ ]
cherry	[ ]
orange slice	[ ]
chocolate	[ ]
how many? (4)	[ ]

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Exercise C: How Many?

Say each picture aloud. Your child writes 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the box.

Picture	How many?
4 cupcakes	[ ]
3 balloons	[ ]
2 ducks	[ ]
1 apple	[ ]
4 kittens	[ ]

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

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Exercise D: Colour the Cupcakes

Draw four cupcake outlines in a row in the box. Your child colours each cupcake a different colour.

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Ask: "How many cupcakes?" Your child says "four" and writes 4 under the box.

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Exercise E: Trace and Write the Number 4

Slant down. Lift the pencil. Draw across. Lift again. Draw straight down.

1. 4    4    4    4    4

2. 4    4    4    4    4

Now write three 4s 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.

"Four cupcakes."

"Two cupcakes and two more cupcakes make four."

Now ask:

1. What helps cupcakes rise in the oven? (heat)
2. How many legs does a chair have? (four)

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Exercise G: Fill the Gaps

Your child writes the missing number in each row.

Numbers	Missing number
1, 2, __, 4	( )
1, __, 3, 4	( )
1, 2, 3, __	( )