Video Script -- Lesson 12

Number 12

Subject: Maths | Class: Nursery | Series: Skillford

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Hello, friends! It is maths time again. Last time we met the number eleven. Let us count up to eleven together. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. What comes next? Twelve! Today we are learning the number twelve.

Look at this big number. First there is a tall straight line. Then there is a curly number two. Together they make twelve. Say it with me. Twelve!

Now look at the picture. We are in a classroom. On the table there are some very big crayons standing up tall. Look at all the colours! Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple at the back. Pink, brown, black, white, light blue and dark pink at the front. Which one is your favourite?

Let us count the crayons. Touch each one. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Twelve crayons!

Did you know that crayons are made of wax? That is why they feel smooth and a little bit slippery in your hand.

Look again. There are two rows of crayons. Count the back row. Six! Count the front row. Six! Two rows of six make twelve. And here is another way. Ten crayons and two more crayons also make twelve. Show me ten fingers. Now two more. Twelve!

Where can you find twelve at home? Look at a clock. Right at the very top is the number 12.

Here is a fun job. Find an empty box and make it into a crayon box. Can you fit twelve crayons inside? Count them in, one by one.

Now let us trace the number twelve. Hold up your finger and draw it in the air.

For the 1, start at the top and go straight down.

For the 2, start at the top and make a big curve round, like a swan's neck. Come down to the bottom. Stop for a moment. Now draw a flat line along the floor. That is the foot of the 2!

Let us try again. Straight down. Curve round, down, stop, and flat foot. Twelve!

Your teacher says to pause at the bottom before you draw the foot. That keeps your 2 neat and tidy.

On the next page there are ten small crayons and two big crayons. Ten and two more. You can colour all twelve of them. Use lots of different colours!

Then we will put twelve in a tens and ones box. One bundle of ten goes in the tens box. Two ones go in the ones box. One ten and two ones make twelve.

Let us remember what we learned today. Twelve comes after eleven.

Twelve is ten and two more. Two rows of six also make twelve.

To make 12, draw a straight line, then a curve with a flat foot.

You did a wonderful job, friends! Count twelve crayons at home. See you next time! Bye-bye!