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Numbers in words
Read with an adult. You can say, point, draw or write your answer.
1 · Learn
A numeral and a number name can show the same amount. 46 is forty-six. The tens name comes first.
Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty and ninety name groups of tens. Check forty: it has no letter u.
2 · Worked example
I hear seventy-two. Seventy is 70 and two is 2, so I write 72.
3 · Your turn
Write fifty-eight as a numeral. Write 90 in words.
Check your answer
58; ninety.
4 · Apply your learning
Make matching numeral and word cards for 21, 35, 47 and 100. One hundred matches 100.
Adult guidance and safety
Use practical objects before symbols. Read the task aloud when needed and ask the child to explain, not just name an answer. Revisit with different examples; one successful answer is not proof of fluency.
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