Worksheet -- Lesson 15

Number 15

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 15

Say "fifteen" with your child. Ask your child to circle every number 15 in the rows below.

1. 15    51    5    15    14

2. 14    15    13    15    51

3. 15    5    15    16    15

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Exercise B: Look and Count

Point to the lollipops in the textbook (page 46). Your child counts them aloud, one row at a time. Tick the box when your child says the right number.

Row	How many?	Said it?
top row	5	[ ]
middle row	5	[ ]
bottom row	5	[ ]
all of them	15	[ ]

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Exercise C: Ten and Five More

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

Tens	Ones	Number
( )	( )	( )

Answer: 1 ten, 5 ones, 15.

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Exercise D: Colour Fifteen

Draw fifteen lollipop shapes in the box, in three rows of five. Your child colours each lollipop with swirly colours.

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Ask: "How many lollipops?" Your child says "fifteen".

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Exercise E: Trace the Number 15

Start at the top dot. Draw a straight line down for 1. For 5, make a hat, then a neck, then a fat, round belly.

1. 15    15    15    15    15

2. 15    15    15    15    15

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

Now your child writes 15 on their own: ______ ______ ______

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Exercise F: Say the Words

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

"Fifteen lollipops."

Now ask:

1. What happens to a lollipop in the hot sun? (it melts)
2. Which number comes after fourteen? (fifteen)

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Exercise G: One More, One Less

Use sticks, pegs or blocks. Your child counts and writes the number.

Start with	Do this	How many now?
14 sticks	add one more	( )
15 sticks	take one away	( )
15 sticks	add one more	( )