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Teacher's pages
Numbers 22 - 31
Teaching objectives:
Children will learn the numbers 22 - 31; they will answer the question How many are there?
New language content:
Il y en a combien? - How many are there [of them]?
vingt-deux - twenty-two
vingt-trois - twenty-three
vingt-quatre - twenty-four
vingt-cinq - twenty-five
vingt-six - twenty-six
vingt-sept - twenty-seven
vingt-huit - twenty-eight
vingt-neuf - twenty-nine
trente - thirty
trente et un - thirty-one
Previous Knowledge:
This section builds on numbers to 21, understanding of the key word Combien? [How much/many?] and previously learned conversational language.
Notes:
- The use of the pronoun 'en' [of them, of it] is far more common in French than in English, e.g. En France: Il y a vingt bonbons? Il y en a vingt-neuf = Are there 20 sweets? There are 29 of them.
Reinforcement:
- Ask children to count with you, using the instruction Compte/Comptez avec moi. To vary this, count in twos or fives, or backwards. Use the numbers for maths warm-up activities or authentic daily classroom tasks e.g. count out 30 skipping ropes.
- Once the children have learned the sounds of all the numbers to 31, play games to familiarise the children with the text of the numbers, e.g. Play Devinez le nombre - the children guess the number text card you are holding.
- Start saying and writing the date, e.g. le mardi vingt et un février: first revise the days of the week. It is not necessary to teach all the months of the year in order to begin saying the date each day - you can begin by teaching the word for the current month only.
- When children win a game encourage them to tell you so in French - J'ai gagné!
- Teach children to shrug and respond Je ne sais pas [I don't know], when you ask a question they are unable to answer.
Printable Stuff - Number word search to 31 (2 sheets):
- The children circle or draw a line through the text numbers in the word search on Sheet 1 and fill in the missing numeral at the side of each number word in the key, on Sheet 2. The sheet can gradually be completed when children have a spare minute.
- The children can retain the sheet to use for personal reference.
- Display as a poster for class reference; enlarge to A3, on a photocopier.
- Enlarge Sheet 2 to A3, on a photocopier, and display as a poster for class reference.
Extension:
- Play a game with large sponge dice: roll the dice twice - the child who correctly answers the calculation formed takes the next turn: incorporate a variety of mathematical calculations, e.g. 6 + 5 = 11 OR 6 x 5 = 30 (numbers up to 36 can be practised)
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- Play dice scoring games, in groups, e.g. the children in a group take turns to throw the dice, say and write the number thrown and build up a score: first child to 31 wins.
- Use French numbers in the warm-up to Mental Maths, and to work on Multiplication Squares. Children can be asked to name selected numbers in higher level mathematical calculations.
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