Worksheet -- Lesson 13

Number 13

Subject: Maths | Class: Nursery | Series: Skillford

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

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Exercise A: Circle the Number 13

Say "thirteen" with your child. Ask your child to circle every number 13 in the rows below.

1. 13    31    3    13    12

2. 12    13    18    13    31

3. 13    3    13    14    13

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Exercise B: Look and Count

Point to the bananas in the textbook (page 42). Your child counts them aloud, one shelf at a time. Tick the box when your child says the right number.

Shelf	How many?	Said it?
top shelf	5	[ ]
middle shelf	5	[ ]
bottom shelf	3	[ ]
all of them	13	[ ]

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Exercise C: Ten and Three More

Put ten pegs in a row and count them with your child. Add three more pegs. Your child counts again and fills in the boxes.

Tens	Ones	Number
( )	( )	( )

Answer: 1 ten, 3 ones, 13.

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Exercise D: Colour Thirteen

Draw thirteen banana shapes in the box. Your child colours each banana yellow.

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Ask: "How many bananas?" Your child says "thirteen".

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Exercise E: Trace the Number 13

Start at the top dot. Draw a straight line down for 1. For 3, draw a curve at the top and a second curve of the same size underneath.

1. 13    13    13    13    13

2. 13    13    13    13    13

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

Now your child writes 13 on their own: ______ ______ ______

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Exercise F: Say the Words

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

"Thirteen bananas."

Now ask:

1. What colour is a banana before it is ripe? (green)
2. Which number comes after twelve? (thirteen)

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Exercise G: One More, One Less

Use blocks or bananas from the kitchen. Your child counts and writes the number.

Start with	Do this	How many now?
12 blocks	add one more	( )
13 blocks	take one away	( )
13 blocks	add one more	( )