Where Things Are, and How Many
Primary 1 · English
Where Things Are, and How Many
Lesson 3 of 7
12 min
Let's begin
Grown-up: read this out loud. Put one cup and then five pencils in front of the child and count them together.
Umutoni looks at her desk at school.
She sees pencils, a book and one cup.
Her teacher asks: How many pencils are there? Today you will answer that question.
You point to the things. Then you ask:
How many pencils are there?
Now count them: one, two, three, four, five.
One cup is on the table.
Say it: There is one cup.
One ball, one book, one bag. Every time, say there is.
Five pencils are on the desk.
Say it: There are five pencils.
| How many | You say |
|---|---|
| 1 | There is one cup. |
| 2 | There are two books. |
| 5 | There are five pencils. |
| 10 | There are ten children. |
Careful! Never say there is five pencils. Five is more than one, so you need there are.
Your teacher asks: How many books are there?
You count: one, two, three.
You answer: There are three books.
Say the number and say the thing. Then your teacher knows.
Count the chairs in your home. Count the shoes of your family.
Then say it out loud: There are four shoes.
Now count the children in your family. How many are there?
One clap: how, four, five, ten.
Two claps: ma-ny, pen-cil, ta-ble.
Sing one to ten in English and in Kinyarwanda.
Tip
One is is. More is are
Count first. Then pick the word.
One thing, say there is. Two, three, four or more, say there are.
Say each one out loud, then tap Show answer to check.
Look at the children again. How many children are there?
Answer: There are five children.
Two books are on the desk. Say it.
Answer: There are two books on the desk.
One cat is under the chair. Say it.
Answer: There is one cat under the chair.
Is this right: There is three pencils?
Answer: No. Three is more than one, so say There are three pencils.
Count the hands of your mother and your father. How many?
Answer: There are four hands.
What you learned today
Quick check
Five pencils are on the desk. Say it.
