Number Words to Twenty
Read and write number words from one to twenty
What a learner can do afterwards
- Read the word 'twelve' and identify it as 12
- Write the word form of a given number 1–20
- Match numeral cards to number word cards
1 · Read
A number can be written two ways. You write 12 with digits. You write twelve with letters. Both mean the same amount.
Leo gets a birthday card. It says the word nine. Leo reads the letters n-i-n-e. He knows that word means 9. Today Leo turns 9.
Two words do not follow the pattern: eleven and twelve. Learn them by heart. Most other words end in teen, like thirteen and fourteen.
Every number 1 to 20 has a word to read and write.
More to read
1.3: Topic C- Place Value
Numbers have names made of words. Twelve means 12. Fifteen means 15. Learning the word for each number to 20 helps you read books and signs. Say the word, then point to the digits. Match them until they feel easy.
Intro to place value: FAQ
Place value helps you link words and digits. Teen words all mean ten plus some ones. Fourteen is ten and four. Sixteen is ten and six. Once you hear ten hiding in the word, writing the digits gets simple.
1.2: Topic B- Counting
Matching cards is great practice. Make numeral cards from 1 to 20. Make word cards for the same numbers. Turn them over and find pairs. Reading the word twelve and finding 12 builds a strong link.
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2 · Watch
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Where it sits
Optional connections
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Where this leads
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17 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.