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Week 04 · Set the Table

Wednesday

Count the places
// One place for each person
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Count the places

Bennie the Bear knocks. "May I eat with you?"

Lucy looks at the table. "We need one more place!"

She counts again, one by one.

How many places?

Count the people. Point to each one.

Say one number for each person.

The last number tells how many places.

A guest comes? Add one more place.

Count the plates again to check.

People eatingPlatesCups
twotwotwo
threethreethree
fourfourfour
four and a guestfivefive
COUNTING PLACES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Three people eat. How many plates?
Four people and one guest. How many cups?
Two plates are out. Four people eat. How many more?
A guest comes. What do you do?
SentenceTrue or false?
Point to each person as you count.?
The last number tells how many.?
Three people need five plates.?
Counting again helps you check.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThree people need three plates, one each.
Try it
Put out one spoon for each person at home.
Count the spoons out loud.
Now count the people. Do they match?
Safety first
Carry a few spoons together, handles up.
Keep your fingers away from the fork points.
A grown-up lifts heavy stacks of plates.
A GUEST ARRIVES
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
BENNIE IS HERE
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Lucy had three places. Bennie came. Now how many?
Five people eat. How many forks?
How do you check your count?
SentenceTrue or false?
A guest means one more place.?
You say one number for each person.?
Guessing is as good as counting.?
WHY THIS EXERCISECounting one by one gets the right number.
Draw four plates for four people. Then add one for a guest.

Word Spot: same, boy

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Same: S-A-M-E.

Boy: B-O-Y.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
These two leaves are the ___.
A ___ reads a book.

Every person has a place! Tomorrow we clear our own plates.

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