Step-by-step practice Maths textbook

Chapter 2: Counting to 20

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  • Level Level 1
  • Practice 89 questions with step-by-step solutions

Step-by-step practice: maths (Level 1). Small steps, repeated until fluent. Content: Count forwards and backwards to 20, Count from any number to 20, Read and write the numerals 11 to 20, Count sets of up to 20 as tens and ones, Use a number line to find the next or the previous number.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • Count forwards and backwards from 0 to 20
  • Say the number after and before any number up to 20
  • Read and write the numbers 11 to 20
  • Say a number as a ten and some more ones
  • Find a number on a number line and count along it

You should already know

  • Counting to 10 and writing 0 to 10 (Chapter 1)

Where this leads

  • Before, after and between (Level 1, Chapter 3)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 2.1 Counting forwards and backwards to 20
  2. 2.2 Numbers 11 to 20
  3. 2.3 Tens and ones
  4. 2.4 Number lines and number tracks
  5. Summary and key words
  6. Check-up and practice test questions

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