Teaching Numbers (all learners)

Another post that I cannot believe I forgot to start with, numbers!  Numbers are something any level of learner can start.  It does not need much background knowledge of the language and can used to scaffold with later on in the learning.

Vocabulary

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
• 20, 30, 40, 50 , 60, 70, 80, 90
• 100, 2o0, 300, 400, 500,

Presentation ideas

• How much is this?
• Procedure: Using flashcards (look here for some), teach each number by point to the amount displayed on the cards and saying the English number. 
• Choral repetition: 
• Procedure: After you say the number have the whole class repeat the number.  You can count up to a certain number using this method as well.

Practice ideas

• Number Line Up
• Procedure: Students are in small groups and each group has a set of cards with numbers that they have learned on them.  Teams race to put the cards in numerical order.  

• Number Scramble
• Procedure: Students are in small groups and each group has a set of cards with numbers that they have learned on them.  The teacher says a number or draws a set amount of circles on the board.  Then the teams race to find that number first.  
• Modification: Teacher has all the numbers learned on the board and students are divided into two/three teams.  Each team is lined up (one behind the other).  The teacher says a number and the first team to cover the number said wins that point.  The first person then goes to the end of the line and the game starts over with the next player.  
• Number Statue
• Procedure: Students work as a whole class or two groups.  The teacher says a number and the class must build the likeness of that number with their bodies.

Only instead of letters, build numbers

Beech Hill Blogs

• Bingo
• Procedure: Students play bingo in pairs or individually.  They match the letter and number called to the letter and number on their card (if they have it).  Students get a bingo by have a line of the numbers called diagonally (/), vertically (|), horizontally (-), or in the four corners 

Production ideas

• You tell me
• Production: Teacher says a number and students write that number on their own paper or draw that number of circles.  
• How many is this?
• Production: Teacher draws a specific amount of circles on the board. Students write out that number in letters and as the numerical representation.