Frogs on the lily pads: An early numeracy fun book

VERSION 3 WORDS BY: MELLONY GRAVEN ARTWORK BY: CARMEN FORD

LAYOUT BY: DEBBIE STOTT SOUTH AFRICAN NUMERACY CHAIR PROJECT (RHODES UNIVERSITY)

AUGUST 2017 WWW.RU.AC.ZA/SANC

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Ten frogs on the small lily pad.

10 ten

many

0 zero

none

Freddie and Fezi are bossy frogs. They tell two frogs to jump to the big lily pad. What do you think happens next?

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Two frogs jump to the big lily pad.

8 eight

more

2 two

less

Freddie and Fezi tell two more frogs to jump to the big lily pad. What do you think will happen next?

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Two frogs jump to the big lily pad.

6 six

more

4 four

less

Freddie and Fezi tell two more frogs to jump to the big lily pad. What do you think will happen next?

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Two frogs jump to the big lily pad.

4 four

less

6 six

more

Freddie and Fezi tell two more frogs to jump to the big lily pad. What do you think will happen next?

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Two frogs jump to the big lily pad.

2 two

less

8 eight

more

Freddie and Fezi do not like being by themselves on the lily pad. The eight frogs on the big lily pad say “Come and join us.” What do you think will happen next?

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Freddie and Fezi jump to the big lily pad.

0 zero

none

10 ten

many

Ten frogs have a frog party on the big lily pad.

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Tell your own number story.

Use numbers and these words in your story:

many none more less big small jumps

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0 zero

1 one 6 six

2 two 7 seven

3 three 8 eight

4 four 9 nine

5 five 10 ten