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A Day at the Beach

At the beach fruit seller and baloon seller and some kids are in the image

Look at the above picture. Count and write the number of objects given below.

Coconuts

Boats

Children

Oranges

How did you count them? Did you count them one by one or in bunches or groups?

Discuss with children if they have seen or visited a seashore or a river side. Which animals and plants are usually seen there? Encourage them to count in groups.

Let us Do

A. Look at the shops shown in the picture and fill in the blanks.

  • There are necklaces of shells with 10 shells in each necklace.
  • There are groups of balloons with balloons in each group and loose balloons.
  • There are bunches of bananas with bananas in each bunch and loose bananas.
  • B. Surbhi has collected some seashells. She wants to help her mother in making bracelets and necklaces.

    ten bracelets

    C. Surbhi has made groups of shells with number of shells in each group for her bracelets.

    five necklaces

    D. Her mother has made groups of shells with number of shells in each group for her necklaces.

    Try the tongue twister. “She sells seashells at the seashore.”

    Try the tongue twister.
    “She sells seashells at the seashore.”

    Let us Think

    List out the objects that come in packs of ten.

    A.
    B.
    C.

    Tasty Chikoos!

    Manoj is helping his father in selling chikoos that he has arranged in the trays.

    Tasty Chikoos Stall

    There are chikoos in one tray.

    How many chikoos are there in total?

    Now help Manoj in placing all the chikoos in the trays for selling.

    A. 25 chikoos in this image 25 chikoos : trays of ten chikoos and chikoos.

    B. 43 chikoos 43 chikoos : trays of ten chikoos and chikoos.

    C. 35 chikoos in this image in this image 35 chikoos : trays of ten chikoos and chikoos.

    D. 58 chikoos in this image 58 chikoos : trays of ten chikoos and chikoos.

    Let us Match

    A. 80 chikoosin this image 80 chikoos

    B. 72 chikoosin this image 72 chikoos

    C. 56 chikoosin this image 56 chikoos

    D. 28 chikoosin this image 28 chikoos

    Fun with Blocks and Strips

    Look at my block stick.

    Look at my block stick.

    Can you tell how many blocks are there in this block stick?

    1 block stick = blocks

    Look at my ten strip.

    Look at my ten strip.

    Can you tell how many units are there in this ten strip?

    1 ten strip = units

    Let us Do

    three block 3 block sticks and 4 blocks 34 total blocks four blocks ___ block sticks and ___ blocks ___ total blocks four blocks ___ block sticks and ___ blocks ___ total blocks
    four strip ___ ten strips and ___ units ___ total units six strips ___ ten strips and ___ units ___ total units six strips ___ ten strips and ___ units ___ total units

    Complete the below table.

    Total blocks units Ten strips Strip Units unit
    24 2 4
    36
    72
    69
    46

    Use sticks or bundles of sticks or similar material which can be grouped to develop number sense among children.

    Let us Make 100!

    Look! I have joined 10 strips together. These are made up of total 100 units.

    Look! I have joined 10 strips together.
    These are made up of total 100 units.

    blocks 70 yellow units and 30 red units. 7 yellow ten strips and 3 red ten strips. Total 100 units or 10 ten strips. 7 blocks ___ yellow units and ___ red units ___ yellow ten strips and ___ red ten strips. Total ___ units or ___ ten strips.
    blocks ___ yellow units and ___ red unit ___ yellow ten strips and ___ red ten strips. Total ___ units or ___ ten strips. blocks ___ yellow units and ___ red units ___ yellow ten strips and ___ red ten strips. Total ___ units or ___ ten strips.

    Discuss some other combinations of ten strips that make a 100 units grid.

    Let us Make 100

    Let us play this game in groups of 5 or 6. One member will become the banker. Each team member will roll two dice together and take that many units from the bank. Whenever there are units that are equal to or more than 10, they will exchange the ten units for a ten strip from the banker. Play the same and collect 10 tens strips and put them to make a 100 units grid. We can also use items like rajma, pebbles, chana, etc., as units.

    Counting through Cards

    Girl said 18, 19, 20, 21... Oh! I forgot the count again. 1, 2, 3, 4...  boy said   Let me tell you a new way of counting these shells.

    18, 19, 20, 21... Oh! I forgot the count again. 1, 2, 3, 4...
    Let me tell you a new way of counting these shells.

    I have placed orange card for a group of ten shells and green card for one shell.

    I have placed orange card for a group of ten shells and green card for one shell.

    Encourage children to use different cards for tens and ones.

    Let us Think

    Complete the following.

    three tens and one is equal to thirty plus one or T O thirty one

    three tens and one is equal to thirty plus one or T O thirty one

    So, there are total of 31 shells.

    tens and one Screenshot 2025-04-09 154116 Screenshot 2025-04-09 154134

    Draw tens (🔺) and ones (🔵) cards and fill in the blanks.

    = + or T O


    = + or T O 7 5

    = + or T O 2 9

    Let us Play

    Make Numbers

    Children can make numbers using different number cards either of tens or ones. The teacher calls out a number, say, 52. The children with numbers cards of 50 and 2 will come together and form the number 52 as shown below. The game continues for other numbers such as 27.

    We have made the number fifty- two. We have made the number twenty-seven.

    We have made the number fifty- two.
    We have made the number twenty-seven.

    Trays of Oranges

    Suraj, please take out trays to arrange these 43 oranges. I think I will need 3 trays to arrange them.

    Suraj, please take out trays to arrange these 43 oranges.
    I think I will need 3 trays to arrange them.

    Let children have lots of practice on regrouping a number in tens and ones. For example, 73 is made up of 70 and 3 or 7 tens and 3 ones. Let children make their own worksheets for two digit numbers.
    73 70+3 T O
    7 3
    Oh! A lot of oranges are left. I think you need more trays.

    Oh! A lot of oranges are left.
    I think you need more trays.

    Yes, I needed four trays of 10 oranges each to put 40 oranges, but 3 oranges are still left.

    Yes, I needed four trays of 10 oranges each to put 40 oranges, but 3 oranges are still left.

    Can you now tell, which are more in number? 43 oranges or 34 oranges?  43 oranges will be more in number as there are 4 tens in it, while in 34 there are only 3 tens.

    Can you now tell, which are more in number? 43 oranges or 34 oranges?
    43 oranges will be more in number as there are 4 tens in it, while in 34 there are only 3 tens.

    Which is less 27 oranges or 72 oranges? Why?

    Fill in the blanks with more or less.

    A. 67 chikoos are than 76 chikoos.

    B. 53 shells are than 35 shells.

    What about 43 oranges and 47 oranges? Which is more?  In both 43 and 47, there are 4 tens but in 43 there are 3 ones, while in 47 there are 7 ones. So, 47 oranges are more than 43 oranges.

    What about 43 oranges and 47 oranges? Which is more?
    In both 43 and 47, there are 4 tens but in 43 there are 3 ones, while in 47 there are 7 ones.
    So, 47 oranges are more than 43 oranges.

    Let us Do

    Fill in the blanks.

    A. 29 is more than 20.

    B. is less than 41.

    C. is less than 76.

    D. 49 is more than .

    E. 25 is less than .

    F. is less than 2.

    G. 36 is more than .

    H. is more than .

    Discuss with children the situations where they can compare two quantities. Ask children to make two groups of concrete objects like pebbles, marbles, bottle caps, seeds, etc., and to estimate which group as more number of objects.
    Let them then verify their estimate by counting the objects.

    Let us Play

    Flash Card Game

    A. Make flash cards of numbers from 0 to 9. Make the desired number according to the rules given below by placing these cards appropriately at tens and ones place.

  • A number greater than 50.
  • A number less than 30.
  • A number between 47 and 59.
  • Which is the smallest two-digit number you can make?
  • Which is the largest two-digit number you can make? Why do you think that the number you made is the largest?
  • A girl holding number cards and insert tens and ones

    B. Choose any two flash cards and make a two-digit number. Now swap these flash cards to get another number and find out whether it is bigger or smaller than the previous number. How will you get the largest number using same digits?

    A girl holding number cards and insert tens and ones

    Mark by Passing the Path

    From the largest number, try to reach the smallest one in decreasing order by passing through each and every number atleast once.

    Screenshot 2025-04-11 100923

    Play with Numbers

    Who am I?

    A. I am the largest two-digit number.

    B. I am the largest two-digit number where no digit is repeated.

    C. I am the smallest two-digit number.

    D. I am the smallest two-digit number, my digits are repeated.

    E. I am the smallest two-digit number with 3 at the tens place.

    F. I am the largest two-digit number with 2 at the ones place.

    Make your own such questions.

    Vallam kali

    In Kerala, Onam is celebrated through a famous snake boat race called as vallam kali. The race has nearly come to an end. Look at the picture and observe the position of each boat.

    Screenshot 2025-04-11 101708

    A. Which colour boat came first in the race?

    B. Which colour boat is likely to come third?

    C. At which positions are blue and green boats?

    D. Write the position of pink and orange boats on the basis of the picture.

    Look at the month of August in the calendar given below.

    Sun

    Mon

    Tue

    Wed

    Thu

    Fri

    Sat

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    7

    8

    9

    10

    11

    12

    13

    14

    15

    16

    17

    18

    19

    20

    21

    22

    23

    24

    25

    26

    27

    28

    29

    30

    31

    *Calendar based on 2023

    Read the calendar and answer the following questions.

    A. Onam will be celebrated on which day of the month?

    B. When is the Independence day celebrated?

    C. Raksha Bandhan is on Wednesday of this month.

    Find out if any of your friends celebrated their birthday in the month of August. Mark it on the calendar.

    Jersey Number 17

    The player wearing jersey number 17 is playing very well. He is Arya, my favourite player.

    The player wearing jersey number 17 is playing very well.
    He is Arya, my favourite player.

    Discuss with students about various other places where they can see numbers as labels or names around them. For example, house number, pillar number, roll number, bus or train number, etc. Tell children that the beautiful way in which we all write numbers today, using the digits 0 and 1–9, originated in India.