2) Numbers to 20

Syllabus Content

• Count to tell the number of objects in a given set of 20 or fewer

• Number notation, representations and place values (tens, ones)

• Read and write the numbers from 11 to 20 in numerals and in words

• Compare the number of objects in two or more sets up to 20

• Comparing and ordering numbers (up to 20)

Learning Experiences

LE 1(b)

Use playmoney in counting amounts of money in dollars up to $20.

LE 1(d)

Work in groups using concrete objects to make a group of tens and count on from 10 to tell the number (less than 2) and estimate the number of objects in a set before counting.

LE 1(e)

Use concrete objects and the base-ten set to represent and compare numbers in terms of tens and ones; use language such as ‘more than’ and ‘fewer than’ and ‘the same as’ to describe comparison.

LE 1(f)

Play games using dot cards, picture cards, numeral cards and number-words cards etc. for number recognition and comparison.

LE1(g)

Describe a given number pattern using language such as ‘1 more/less’ before continuing the pattern of finding the missing number(s)

Theory of Mathematics Learning (Use of base-ten set)