My Number Story

1. Book Introduction

• Read selected pages from Anno’s Counting Book.
• Discuss what’s happening in each picture and how numbers are shown through items and activities.
• Ask questions like “What do you see on the page with 4 trees?” and “How does the number change each time?”

2. Whole-Class Counting Session

• Number sequence: Lead a class count aloud from 1 to 10 using fingers, clapping, or movement.
• Number presentation: Use magnets or shapes to visually present a number picked randomly by student (e.g., 2: 2 squares).
• Number presentation (collections): Brainstorm at least two collections that match the number (e.g. 2 ducks, 2 apples). Draw both collections on the whiteboard.
• Ask students to choose their own number and draw two matching collections on a mini whiteboard or scrap paper.
• Invite a few students to share their drawings and explanations.

3. My Number Story Worksheet Activity

• Each student selects a worksheet with a number from 1 to 10 printed on it.
• Students complete four sections:
  • Colour the number of squares to match the number.
  • Draw at least two different collections showing the number (e.g. 3 cats and 3 stars).
  • Draw a place they have seen that number in real life (e.g. on a letterbox or dice).
  • Trace the number using the dotted line provided.

4. Story Sharing & Number Ordering

• Invite students to bring their completed worksheets to the mat and share their number stories aloud. (e.g., My town is Number 3. There are 3 cats and 3 stars in the sky. There is a letterbox that says 3…)
• Celebrate the use of number and creativity in each student’s work.
• Display all worksheets in order from 1 to 10 on a wall or board using number cards as a guide.
• Discuss the number sequence and what students notice about the different ways numbers were represented.