The lesson

Little Kate is only three,

She must learn the ABC.

Little Kate, say to me,

What’s the letter before B?

(letter A)

How many are there?

How much is one plus one?

… apples growing in the sun.

How much is two plus two?

… apples for little Sue.

How much is three plus three?

… apples on the apple-tree.

How much is four plus four?

… red apples, and no more.

(two; four; six; eight)

What are they?

We have friends,

They cannot play

And cannot see,

But they are good

To you and me.

(books)

How much?

«How much is eight and eleven?»

Asks little Evan.

«How much is eleven plus eight?»

Asks little Kate.

«How much is eight from eleven?»

Wants to know little Evan.

«How much is eleven minus eight?»

Wants to know little Kate.

(nineteen; three)

Counting

How much is one from eight?

…children playing with Kate.

How much is two from eight?

… children going to skate.

How much is three from eight?

… children getting up late.

(seven; six; five)

Count boys!

Eleven little boys

Playing ball with Ben.

Two boys go away,

And then there are only…

(ten)

How many flowers?

How many flowers do you see?

How many flowers do you see?

Eight in Bobby’s hands,

Eight in Nelly’s hands.

How many flowers do you see?

(sixteen)

Nine apples

I see nine apples

On the apple-tree;

Six of them fall

And now they are…

(three)

How many cakes?

There are nine cakes

On a little plate;

I eat one of them

And now there are …

(eight)

One, and two, and three

One, and two, and three,

I go up the tree.

One, and two, and three,

All the apples fall on …

(me)

What am I?

I’m black,

And red, and blue,

I draw pictures

Just for you.

(a pencil)

What am I?

I don’t know

The ABC

But I’m writing

As you can see.

(a pen)

What colour?

Do you see

That big … tree?

Let us run there!

One, two, three!

(green)

Stop and look!

Trams and cars in our town

Run up and down, up and down.

Stop! Look at the light!

First look to the left,

And then to the …

(right)

What is it?

It can tell you all the days,

Time to sleep and time to play.

(the clock)

Tick-tock

«Tick-tock, tick-tock,»

Says the clock.

«Tock-tick, tock-tick»

Get up, little …

(Nick)

How many pupils?

Our class has two Bellas,

Two Jims, and two Stellas,

Three Anns and three Dicks,

Five Kates and three Nicks,

Eight Sams and four Bills,

Five Nells and two Jills,

But we have only one Paul.

Can you count them all?

(forty pupils)

How much?

Six divided by one –

… books for my son.

Six divided by two –

… cakes for little Sue.

Six divided by three –

… red apples for me.

(six; three; two)