Counting Objects 1-10
Learn to count from 1 to 10 using groundnuts at the market.
🎯 What You'll Learn
You will learn to count objects from 1 to 10 confidently, using real items you see at the market every day.
🏪 Market Story
Amina goes to Balogun Market in Lagos with her mother. A trader is selling groundnuts in small piles. Amina's mother says, "Count how many groundnuts are in that pile before we buy." Amina carefully touches each groundnut and counts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. There are 7 groundnuts!
📝 Let's Learn
Counting means saying numbers in order while pointing to each object, one at a time. The last number you say tells you how many objects there are. This is called one-to-one correspondence.
The numbers from 1 to 10 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Example 1: Emeka has some tomatoes. He touches each one and counts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. He has 5 tomatoes.
Example 2: Bola counts the biscuits in a pack: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. She has 8 biscuits.
Example 3: Chidi counts oranges on the table: 1, 2, 3. He has 3 oranges.
Tip: Always touch or point to each object as you count. Don't skip any, and don't count any object twice!
✏️ Practice Questions
- Funke has some plantains. She counts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. How many plantains does Funke have?
- Tunde sees 4 peppers and then finds 1 more. If he counts all the peppers, what number will he reach?
- A trader puts out piles of groundnuts. One pile has 9 groundnuts and another has 10. Which pile has more?
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- Funke has 6 plantains. The last number she said is the total.
- Tunde will count to 5. He had 4 peppers and found 1 more.
- The pile with 10 groundnuts has more, because 10 is bigger than 9.
💡 Remember
When you count objects, touch each one and say the next number. The last number you say is the total. Practice counting things around you every day!