Worksheet -- Lesson 18

Number 18

Subject: Maths | Class: Nursery | Series: Skillford

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

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Exercise A: Circle the Number 18

Say "eighteen" with your child. Ask your child to circle every 18 in the rows below.

1. 18    81    13    18    16

2. 10    18    17    18    19

3. 18    15    18    11    18

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Exercise B: Count the Pencils

Open the textbook at page 52. Your child counts the pencils in each row. Tick the box when the count is right.

Row	How many?	Correct?
top row	6	[ ]
middle row	6	[ ]
bottom row	6	[ ]
all pencils	18	[ ]

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Exercise C: Tens and Ones

Your child fills in the boxes. Say: "Eighteen is one ten and how many ones?"

Number	Tens	Ones
18	( )	( )

Answer: 1 ten and 8 ones.

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Exercise D: Draw the Pencils

Your child draws eighteen pencils standing side by side in the box. Count them together when finished.

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Ask: "How many pencils did you draw?" Your child says "eighteen".

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Exercise E: Trace and Write 18

Start at the dot. Draw the 1 straight down. For the 8, draw the top curve, pause, change direction and draw a second curve the same size.

1. 18    18    18    18    18

2. 18    18    18    18    18

Print row 1 in a dotted tracing font with a dot at each starting point; leave row 2 as dots only so the child writes on their own.

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Exercise F: One More, One Less

Say the numbers to your child. Your child fills in the gaps.

1. One less than 18 is ( ) (17)
2. One more than 18 is ( ) (19)
3. 16, 17, ( ), 19, 20 (18)

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Exercise G: Nine and Nine

Put nine crayons on one side of the table and nine on the other. Your child counts all of them and writes the answer.

Side 1	Side 2	Altogether
9	9	( )

Say together: "Nine pencils and nine more make eighteen pencils."