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byKenneth Beare
Updated June 21, 2018
The use of numbers for beginners is important. These exercises can be done almost like
a grammar chant. The back and forth of a chant helps to memorize the numbers more
quickly.
Start by with numbers one through 20. If you are teaching in a classroom, you can write a
list on the board and point to the numbers, asking student to repeat after you as you
point. Once students have learned these numbers, you can move on to other, larger
numbers.
1 - one
2 - two
3 - three
4 - four
5 - five
6 - six
7 - seven
8 - eight
9 - nine
10 - ten
11 - eleven
12 - twelve
13 - thirteen
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14 - fourteen
15 - fifteen
16 - sixteen
17 - seventeen
18 - eighteen
19 - nineteen
20 – twenty
Next, students learn 'tens' which they can use with ever larger numbers. If you are teaching,
you can write out a list of the tens and point to them one by one, asking the students to
repeat after you:
10 - ten
20 - twenty
30 - thirty
40 - forty
50 - fifty
60 - sixty
70 - seventy
80 - eighty
90 - ninety
100 - One hundred
The 'teens' and 'tens' can be tricky because of difficulties is distinguishing between similar-
sounding pairs like 13 - 30, 14 -40, etc. Write the following list of numbers and as you point
to the numbers, exaggerate the pronunciation, emphasizing the 'teen' of each number and
the unaccented 'y' on the 'tens'.
12 - 20
13 - 30
14 - 40
15 - 50
16 - 60
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17 - 70
18 - 80
19 - 90
You can write a list of random numbers on the board and point to the numbers as you work
your way around the classroom.
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Martín: 1000
Teacher: What number is this?
Martín: 10,000
Teacher: What number is this?
Martín: 100,000
Teacher: What number is this?
Martín: 1000
Teacher: What number is this?
Martín: 1,000,000
Teacher: What number is this?
Martín: 1,000,000,000
Teacher: What number is this?
Martín: 1,000,000, 000,000
Math Vocabulary
Updated March 17, 2017
https://www.mathsisfun.com/basic-math-definitions.html
It's important to know the right math vocabulary when speaking about mathematics in
class. This page provides math vocabulary for basic calculations.
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Basic Math Vocabulary
+ Addition
− Subtraction
× Multiplication
÷ Division
+ - plus
Example:
2+2
Two plus two
- - minus
Example:
6-4
Six minus four
5
x OR * - times
Example:
5 x 3 OR 5 * 3
Five times three
= - equals
Example:
2+2=4
Two plus two equals four.
Example:
7 < 10
Seven is less than ten.
Example:
12 > 8
Twelve is greater than eight.
Example:
4+1≤6
Four plus one is less than or equal to six.
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≥ - is more than or equal to
Example:
5 + 7 ≥ 10
Five plus seven is equal to or greater than ten.
≠ - is not equal to
Example:
12 ≠ 15
Twelve is not equal to fifteen.
/ OR ÷ - divided by
Example:
4 / 2 OR 4 ÷ 2
four divided by two
Example:
1 1/2
One and one half
Example:
3 1/3
Three and one third
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1/4 - one quarter
Example:
2 1/4
Two and one quarter
Example:
4 2/3
Four and two thirds
% - percent
Example:
98%
Ninety eight percent