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Jays Education

BEGINING MATHS
by JOHANA MEYER

Cover:
Dana Sundgren

Illustrations:
M. Chairson, Natasha Dunkley, Dana Sundgren

Published 2002 Australia

by Jays Education

ISBN 1 876578 69 6
Jays Education

PHOTOCOPYING
Photocopying of this publication is permitted, however the right to photocopy is
expressly limited to the original purchaser and only for classroom or personal use.
Electronic copying, storage, transmission or duplication is not allowed
except printing hard copies from this file.
Jays' Education is reserved and must be kept displayed on each sheet printed.

Progress Chart
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18
4

15
10

13
11

16

24
15

6
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21

2
28

19

30

20

14

23

26
17
25

27
9

Note: Colour in the shapes containing the numbers matching the finished pages.
Blanks are for pages repeated.

How many?

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

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Note: Circle the matching number.

Practise writing 1, 2.

1 2 1 2

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Note: Count the creatures, trace the numerals and write the matching numerals in each box.

one
two
one
two
one
two
one
two
Note: Write 1 or 2 in each square. You may write first all the ones
and then all the twos.

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one

two

one

two

two

one

one

two

two

one

one
two

Beginning Maths
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Note: Write the missing numerals. Join the matching pairs and colour each pair a different colour.

Note: Trace the threes. To aid the writing, say: 'Start on the starting point, go round the head ,
stop, then go round the body, stop.' Or say: 'Start, go round and round again.'

Beginning Maths
Jays Education

Circle the correct number.

10

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

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Note: Count the pictures and circle the correct number.

1
3
2
1
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
3
Note: Count the pictures in each box and join each set with the matching number.

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11

12

Beginning Maths
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Note: Find and join the matching gumboots Colour each pair a different colour.

Very licky

Colour:
red

Note: Draw the correct number of scoops on top of each cone.

Colour the first scoop red, the second blue and the third one green.

green
blue

blue

red

red

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Jays Education

13

$3

$
14

Coins
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$
Note: How much money do you have? Write the totals and join the purses with $3,
with the price tag in the middle.

Note: Count each animal on the farm and write the total of each kind in the box.

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15

Practise writing 4.

4444
44444
4

44 44 44 44
Note: To aid the writing, say: 'Start at the top, go down, stop, run, stop, and go down again.'

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17

18

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

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Note: Count the fish and circle the correct number in each jar.

Colour ^1 blue, ^2 yellow,

^3 red, ^4 green.
Note: Number each set of balloons, write the total in the box.
Colour 1 blue, 2 yellow, 3 red, 4 green.

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19

20

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Note: Count the animals in the Zoo and write the total of each kind in the box.

Practise fives.

Note: Trace the fives. To aid the writing, say: 'Start at the starting point, go down, stop,
then go around the face and add a hat on the top.'
or: 'Run along the line, stop, go down and around the face.'

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21

Draw balloons to match each number.

1
2
3
4
5
22

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Note: Draw the matching number of balloons in each row.

$4
$2
$3
$2
$1
$5
$3
Note: Join the price tag with the correct set of coins.

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23

1
2
3
4
5
Note: Draw the correct number of balls to each number.
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25

How much is the ice-cream?

26

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Note: Count the coins, write the total on the line.

How old?
Happy

Happy

Birthday

Birthday

Happy
Happy

Birthday
Birthday

Happy

Happy

Birthday

Birthday

Happy

Birthday

Happy

Happy

Birthday

Birthday

Note: Count the candles. Write the age on the birthday card.

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27

Number the boxes from the bottom to the top.

one
28

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two

three

four

five

Note: Count the coins, write the total on the line.Write the numbers in the boxes.
Start each column with number 1 and continue in order to reach the target
number on the top.

1
2
3
4
5
3
4
5
Note: Colour or cross the pictures in each row to match the number.

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29

ish
n
i
F

7
finished

finished

st

finished

30

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nd

Finishing order

/
E
A
*
7
2

rd

th
st
rd

finished
finished

th

th
nd
6th

finished 6th

Note: Number the boats in order as they cross the finishing line.

th

The Author
Hana Jay (pen name Johana Meyer)
Hana has enjoyed a distinguished career, filled number of different positions,
studied extensively. In her younger years she lived and was educated in
Czechoslovakia. Later Hana has become an Australian citizen. Worked in the Public
Education system in Sydney NSW. In her later years she has moved to Queensland
and again joined the Public Education system as well as the Private Sector.
To appreciate Hanas wast experience and expertise we have listed some of Hanas
areas of studies and qualifications, positions she held and academic achievements.
Hana Jays professional life spans more than 50 years and she is still active as an
educator as well as a writer.
EDUCATION (some listed)

Institute of Pedagogy (Jablonec Czech Republic), qualified as teacher

Charles University Prague, majored in Logopedy, specialised in speech and
language disorders, aphasia, apraxia, autism, dyspraxia, dyslexia and hearing
impairments.

Institute of Pedagogy (Usti nad Labem Czech Republic ) majored in Language

Systems, studied phonology and philosophy

POSITIONS HELD (some listed)

Head Mistress Kindergarten (Czech Republic)

Speech Therapist (Logopedic Clinic Czech Republic)
High School Teacher (Czech Republic)
Assistant Principal (Special School Sydney)
Permanent Member of ESL Curriculum Board (NSW)
Lecturer for Educ. Dep. NSW (part time) [topics: Speech & Language, Reading,
Writing, Mathematics, Perceptual Motor Development and Special Programs]

Lecturer (part time) for Nepean University, Kurringai Teachers College, University of
Newcastle (all NSW)

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS (some listed)

Founded Special Kindergarten (1965) for speech and language impaired children
and designed programs for speech and language impaired children.

Co-founded and managed Learning Centre for Children with Learning Difficulties
and prepared a teaching program for them. (Part of Cromehurst School Lindfield
NSW.)

Designed teaching aids made and distributed commercially by Child Oriented

Design and Playways (NSW)

Published many educational titles. Publishers: User Friendly (New Zealand),

Knowledge Books (Broadbeach Qld), Jays Education (Wellington Point Qld )

Resources

from

Jays Education

Blackline Master books or CDs and Downloads

Numeracy
Basic Number Concepts
Count and Write
Starting to Add
Mental Computation Addition to 10
Subtraction Concept of 10
The Concept of 20
Money in Coins
The Concept of Money - Coins
Tens and Ones - Focus on Money
What Time Is It?
Let's Practice Subtractions
Multiples of 2 & 20
Concept of 100 Multiples of 10 & 5
Multiply 2, 3, 4, 5
Fractions 2
Fractions 3
Fractions 4
All about Angles "A"
All about Angles "B"
Angles in Triangles
Simple Steps to Algebra
The Four Operations
Literacy
Reading Readiness
Teaching Reading
Let's Start Read and Write
Using Phonics
Read About Write About Dotty
Read About Write About Spotty
Adventures with Dotty and Spotty
Magic e
Sounds are Simple
Spell Well to Excel 1

LUK Self Checking Program

Addition level 1
Addition level 2
Subtraction level 1
Subtraction level 2
Multiplication level 1
Multiplication level 2
Division
Fractions
Reading & Spelling Essentials

Visual Literacy
Basic Pencil Skills
More Pencil Skills
Reading Readiness
Drawing Workshop Learn to Draw in Few Steps

Get Smart With Art

Draw and Talk

Jays

Education

Phone/Fax: 07 3822 1813

Email: info@jayseducation.com
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