Numbers are super important! We use them every day. Let’s learn about numbers and their words. Here are the numbers from 1 to 10: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Each number has a special word. For example, 1 is “one,” 2 is “two,” and 3 is “three.” Even big numbers like 132 have words: “one hundred thirty-two.” Isn’t that cool?
When we count things, we use something called cardinal numbers. These numbers tell us how many things there are. Think of “cardinal” as starting with “C,” just like “counting.” For example, if you have three bananas, you count them as one, two, and three. If you have a bag with 57 marbles, you use cardinal numbers to say there are 57 marbles.
Sometimes, we need to know the order of things. That’s when we use ordinal numbers. “Ordinal” sounds like “order,” which helps us remember. If 10 kids run a race, the fastest one is in first place, the next is in second place, and so on. The last one is in tenth place.
Let’s look at colors. If red is first, blue is second, yellow is third, green is fourth, and purple is fifth, we use ordinal numbers to tell their order. Here are the ordinal numbers from 1 to 10: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth.
Imagine you have a set of balls, and there are eight balls in total. If there’s only one soccer ball, can you find its position? Yes, the soccer ball is in seventh place!
Now you know about numbers, counting, and ordering. Numbers help us understand the world around us. Keep practicing, and you’ll become a number expert!
Number Scavenger Hunt: Go on a scavenger hunt around your home or classroom to find objects that match the numbers from 1 to 10. For example, find one apple, two pencils, three books, and so on. Once you find them, practice saying the number and its word. Can you find all the numbers?
Ordinal Number Race: Gather some friends or family members and have a fun race. After the race, use ordinal numbers to describe the order everyone finished. Who came in first, second, and third? Try using ordinal numbers to describe the order of other things, like the colors of crayons in a box or the order of your favorite toys on a shelf.
Number Word Art: Create a piece of art using the numbers from 1 to 10. Draw or cut out pictures of objects that match each number and write the number word next to it. For example, draw one sun and write “one” next to it, draw two stars and write “two,” and so on. Display your artwork and practice saying the numbers and their words.
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Numbers are very important to know, both the number words and the numbers themselves: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Here are the number words for these numbers: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten. Every number has a corresponding number word. For example, the number word for the number 132 is “one hundred thirty-two.” The number word for the number 72 is “seventy-two.” The number word for the number 16 is “sixteen.” You can even get a number word for the number 2,345, which is “two thousand three hundred forty-five.”
The numbers we use to count with are called cardinal numbers. Cardinal numbers tell how many of something is in a set or group; they are known as counting numbers. An easy way to remember what cardinal numbers are is to think that “cardinal” starts with a “C,” just like “counting.” Here are some examples of cardinal numbers: if we look at a set of bananas, we could count using cardinal numbers: one, two, and three. We have three bananas. After counting all the marbles in a bag, we would use cardinal numbers to tell how many are in the bag. There are 57 marbles in this bag.
Ordinal numbers are numbers that show the order of objects, people, or items in a set or group. An easy way to remember this is that “ordinal” and “order” sound alike. When objects or people are placed in order, we use ordinal numbers to tell their position. For example, if 10 children ran a race, we would say that the child who ran the fastest was in first place, the next child was in second place, and so on. The last person would be in tenth place.
Looking at a set of colors, red is at the beginning of the set, so we call red the first color. Blue would be the second color because it comes after red. Yellow is third since it is next in line, and green is fourth. Purple is the last color we see in this set of five colors, so it is called the fifth color.
Here is a list of ordinal numbers from 1 through 10: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth.
Now, looking at a set of balls, there are eight balls in this set and only one soccer ball. What position is the soccer ball in? That’s right, the soccer ball is in seventh place.
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