Oh hi everybody!
Today I am going to talk to you about numbers, and counting.
And... maybe even spaghetti.
Ho!
I love spaghetti.
OK, so one thing we use numbers for is when we are counting.
And we can count using our voice.
Let’s try it.
I want everybody to count and say the numbers from one to ten out loud, using your voice.
OK ready... go!
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten.
Huh ho, good job!
But did you know we can also write numbers?
No it is true.
We call them numerals.
For example, the number one looks like this, and you can write it like this.
And the number two looks like this, and you can write it like this.
So let us count again to ten, using our voices, and watching how we write the numbers.
Ok ready… go!
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten.
Wow!
You did such a good job, I think it may be time to celebrate!
Yay!
OK that’s enough.
So, we can say numbers, and we can write numbers, but did you know we can also use numbers to
count actual things we see everyday?
Oh yes we can!
Let us use an example.
Oh what should we use?
Hmmmm… hey I know, how about... spaghetti?
SPAGHETTI!
Wow, that is a big meatball!
OK, so if I ask you ‘How many plates of spaghetti do you see?’
what would you say?
That’s right, there is one plate of spaghetti.
We can say the one, we can write the one, and there is actually one plate of spaghetti…
see… one!
Now, how many plates of spaghetti do you see?
That’s right, there are two plates of spaghetti.
We can say two.This is how we write 2, and there are one, two plates of spaghetti.
So now let’s count to ten again together while watching the plates of spaghetti.
OK ready… go!
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten.
Oh great, I think you really like spaghetti!
Now let’s count something else… hmmmm… how about… the letter X. I SAID LETTER X!
Say hi to the letter X.
How many letter X’s do you see?
There are… let’s count:
One Two Three Four Five.
There are five letter X’s.
We can say five. And we can write five, and we know from counting them, there are actually five letter X’s.
See: One Two Three Four Five.
So even if the X’s go all the way over there, there are still five.
One Two Three Four Five.
And even if they are spread out there are still five.
One Two Three Four Five.
Even if they are upside down, there are still five.
One Two Three Four Five.
Even if they are upside down, purple, with green polka dots, and all with moustaches,
there are still five.
One Two Three Four Five.
Ho ho, Good job counting!
I think it may be time to celebrate!
Yay!
OK that’s enough.
Now, let’s find something else to count.
Hey, do you know what this is?
Is it a plate of spaghetti?...
NO.
It is a calendar.
Uh, that’s what I said, a calendar.
No you did not.
Anyway, a calendar shows you all the days, and all the weeks of a month.
Let us look at just one week, and try and count the days.
Do you know how many days there are in one week?
Seven!
Let us count how many days there are in a week together.
Ready… go!
b One Two Three Four Five Six Seven.
Wow!
You did so great, that I think it may be time to... celebrate!
Yay!
OK that’s enough.
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And did you know that we have other videos on days of the week, and on counting?
We have like so many counting videos, you may even have to help me count how many counting
videos we have!
And we also have videos about spaghetti!
No, I am serious!
OK bye for now.