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Welcome to “Class 1 Maths – Numbers: Your Gateway to Olympiad Excellence,” an enthralling guide designed for young minds embarking on their mathematical journey and for parents eager to nurture their children’s budding number skills. As you dive into this vibrant world of digits and counts, you are not just stepping into the basics of mathematics; you are embarking on an adventure that lays a robust foundation for future Olympiad-level challenges. This guide is crafted with the understanding that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – or in this case, a single number.
Our carefully curated content, rich with engaging explanations, colorful examples, and interactive activities, aims to ignite a lifelong passion for mathematics in Class 1 students. By exploring fundamental concepts such as counting, place values, number types, and the whimsical world of number comparisons, this guide ensures a comprehensive grasp of numerical basics. It’s more than just learning; it’s about experiencing numbers in a way that intertwines knowledge with the joy of discovery.
We recognize that parents play a pivotal role in their child’s educational journey. Therefore, this guide also serves as a valuable resource for you to actively participate and guide your little mathematician through intriguing number puzzles, real-life applications, and stimulating exercises that prepare them for higher-level mathematical thinking, crucial for Olympiad exams.
Embark on this exciting journey with us, where each page turns into a new opportunity to unravel the mysteries of numbers. Let’s nurture these young minds to not only excel in their academics but also to develop a profound appreciation for the beauty and logic of mathematics. Welcome aboard, let the adventure begin!
Numbers are like little superheroes. They help us count, measure, and even tell time. Let’s meet these heroes!
No number in the world can exist without using at least one of the 10 single-digit numbers (0-9)! Every number, no matter how large or small, is just a combination of these digits. Without them, we’d have no way to express amounts, from counting fingers to calculating the stars in the sky!
Zero is the round shape of a superhero's shield. It's like a circle, the shape of the sun, moon, and our Earth from far, far away. Zero is special—it can make other numbers ten times bigger!
Fun Fact: Zero is the smallest single digit number
Home Work: Take a jar of Chocolates. Remove all the chocolates out of the jar. What's left in the jar after removing all the chocolates is Zero Chocolates.
Representation: It is spelt as ZERO and numerically written as 0
Think of Number 1 as the first step in a race. It’s the beginning! When you stand up tall with your best superhero pose, you’re number 1!
Fun Fact: We all have one nose.
Home Work: Take a jar of Chocolates. Remove all the chocolates out of the jar. Put back one Chocolate. Now the jar has One chocolate.
Representation: It is spelt as ONE and numerically written as 1
Number 2 is like a pair of shoes. We have two feet and we need two shoes, one for each foot. Two is also for the two wings a bird uses to soar in the sky.
Fun Fact: We all have Two eyes.
Home Work: Take a jar of Chocolates. Remove all the chocolates out of the jar. Put two chocolates back in the jar. Now the jar has Two chocolates.
Representation: It is spelt as TWO and numerically written as 2
Imagine a triangle with its three sides. Or better yet, think of the three little pigs from the storybook. One, two, three pigs each with their own little house.
Fun Fact: An Autorickshaw runs on 3 wheels
Home Work: Take a crayon or pencil and draw an apple, then draw one more and then draw one more. How many apples did you drew? You drew 3 apples.
Representation: It is spelt as THREE and numerically written as 3
Four is the number of wheels on a car. Vroom-vroom! Without four tires, a car can’t drive smoothly. And guess what? We also have four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter.
Fun Fact: A car runs on 4 wheels
Home Work: Look at a note book or a text book. How many corners do you see? You will see 4 corners.
Representation: It is spelt as FOUR and numerically written as 4
Hold up your hand and spread out your fingers. You have five fingers to wave hello or grab your favorite toy. Five is also for the five-pointed stars twinkling in the night sky.
Fun Fact: Pentagon shape has five sides.
Home Work: Spread your fingers, you will find 5 fingers. Repeat it five times and you will never forget the number 5.
Representation: It is spelt as FIVE and numerically written as 5
Have you seen a honeycomb? Bees make them with little rooms called cells. Each cell is a hexagon, and each honeycomb usually has six sides. Sweet!
Fun Fact: Six is a half-dozen, like six eggs in an egg carton.
Home Work: Spread all the fingers of your right hand and one finger of your left hand. How many spread fingers do you see? Please count to find six spread fingers.
Representation: It is spelt as SIX and numerically written as 6
There are seven days in a week. Can you name them all? Starting with Sunday, the fun day, all the way to Saturday, the play day!
Fun Fact: There are seven colors in a rainbow, making 7 a magical, colorful number.
Home Work: Spread all the fingers of your right hand and two fingers of your left hand. How many spread fingers do you see? Please count to find seven spread fingers.
Representation: It is spelt as SEVEN and numerically written as 7
Eight is the number of legs on an octopus. An octopus swims in the ocean and uses its eight legs to explore and find treats.
Fun Fact: You learnt number 4 above. Double of 4 is eight. 4+4=8
Home Work: Spread all the fingers of your right hand and 3 fingers of your left hand. How many spread fingers do you see? Please count to find Eight spread fingers.
Representation: It is spelt as EIGHT and numerically written as 8
Nine is a number that rhymes with fine, mine, wine, line, divine. Can you now remember nine. You surely do.
Fun Fact: Navaratri festival is celebrated for nine days.
Home Work: Look at your both hands and spread all your fingers. Now close any one finger. How many open fingers do you see? Please count.
Representation: It is spelt as NINE and numerically written as 9
And now that you’ve met all the numbers, see the complete Single Digit Number Line. Each number is placed at an equal distance on a Number Line.
Fantastic work! You’ve mastered the world of single-digit numbers, from the solitary 0 to the Divine 9. But guess what? There’s a whole new adventure waiting just around the corner – the amazing world of two-digit numbers! Just when you thought numbers couldn’t get more exciting, we step into a land where two digits come together to make a team, like 11, 12, 13, all the way up to 99.
Understanding Place Values can be tricky but Champ, don’t you worry. Quizzy Owl will make it easy for you. Just remember that every number or digit has a special spot in Mathematics called its place value.
Lets look at couple of examples:
Now lets look at some more examples on how numbers are formed and what numbers do we get when we add several ones and tens.
“Welcome to the ‘Fantastic Flag Dash’ with Rahul! In this exciting race, Rahul starts at 0 and zips along a vibrant track, collecting a series of 10 orange flags. Each flag is numbered, starting from 1, and Rahul must gather them all to win. It’s a thrilling journey of speed, colors, and numbers, perfect for you to master counting! Lets go…
Rahul starts at zero. He has to collect all the 10 flags. Relate this to the number line that you learnt earlier. Let's start counting - 0
Count - 0 - 1
Rahul has collected the 1st flag
Count 0 - 1 - 2
Rahul is off to a flyer. He has successfully collected the 2nd flag.
Count 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
In no time Rahul has the 3rd flag. Wow! he is fast.
Count 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Look at that. Rahul is running for glory. 4th Flag done.
Count 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
No one can dare to stop Rahul. He is relentless. 5th Flag done.
Count 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
6th Flag captured. Rahul has crossed the halfway mark.
Count 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
He is unstoppable and we all are excited. 7th flag done.
Count 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
Rahul's friends have started cheering louder as he uproots 8th flag. It has been a treat to watch Rahul's speed..
Count 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9
9th flag done and now everyone is out of their seats. Rahul is about to finish one of the best runs ever.
Count 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10
He has done it. Rahul you Champion. You beauty. It was a treat to watch Rahul finish the race with record breaking speed. 10th Flag collected. Congratulations Rahul.
Let's start the reverse (backward): count 10
Radha has placed back the 10th flag first.
Reverse Count - 10 - 9
Radha has placed the 9th Flag.
Reverse Count - 10 - 9 - 8
Radha has placed the 8th Flag.
Count Backward - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7
Although this is not a race, Radha is still very active. 7th flag done.
Count Backward - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6
6th flag swiftly placed by Radha.
Reverse Count - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5
Great work Radha. 5th flag placed.
Reverse Count - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4
Radha deserves participation in the flag bash. 4th flag done.
Reverse Count - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3
Wow! 3rd flag placed swiftly. Radha is only left with 2 more flags and she's up for it.
Reverse Count - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2
2nd flag placed. Radha has not shown any confusion in reverse counting of flag positions.
Reverse Count - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Well done Radha. Well done. Radha has successfully placed all the flags accurately.
Reverse Count - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0
Radha has Zero flags left. Hence she is at the Zero position. Reverse counting from 10 to 0 is thus complete.
Great work! you’ve just learnt reverse counting from 10 to 0
Here are some more reverse counting examples:
Example 1: 20 – 19 – 18 – 17 – 16 – 15 – 14 – 13 – 12 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 0
Example 2: 30 – 29 – 28 – 27 – 26 – 25 – 24 – 23 – 22 – 21 – 20 – 19 – 18 – 17 – 16 – 15 – 14 – 13 – 12 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 0
Example 3: 40 – 39 – 38 – 37 – 36 – 35 – 34 – 33 – 32 – 31 – 30 – 29 – 28 – 27 – 26 – 25 – 24 – 23 – 22 – 21 – 20 – 19 – 18 – 17 – 16 – 15 – 14 – 13 – 12 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 0
Want to learn some more magic of numbers? Great. Let’s understand the 3 main comparison operations in Maths that you must know:
See the image above. Akshay has 5 oranges and Dimple has 3 oranges. Who has more number of oranges? Akshay has more number of oranges.
In the magical world of Numbers we can simply write it as 5>3 meaning 5 is GREATER THAN 3
Let's take the same example. Akshay has 5 oranges and Dimple has 3 oranges. Who has less number of oranges? Dimple has less number of oranges.
In the magical world of Numbers we can simply write it as 3<5 meaning 3 is LESS THAN 5
Exercise: Drawing time fella. Take your drawing book and draw any number that you like. Now draw another number besides the first number. Now COMPARE. Which number is bigger or smaller? Draw the appropriate comparison symbol.
Exercise: Let's draw more. Draw any number that you like. Now draw the same number again besides it. Now add the Equal to (=) symbol in the middle. Repeat the same by taking any other number of your liking.
Exercise: Take 2 drawing papers. Draw a big fat 8 on one paper and a slim number 7 on another. Keep the papers at a fair distance on the floor and then place your hand in the middle. Point your index and middle finger to the big fat 8. You've created magic there. You just told the world that 8 is GREATER THAN 7
Exercise: Take 2 drawing papers. Draw number 9 on one paper and number 11 on another. Keep the papers at a fair distance on the floor and then place your hand in the middle. Point your index and middle finger to the number 11. You've created magic there. You just told the world that 9 is LESSER THAN 11
Ascending Order: Ascending means going up. When we arrange numbers in ascending order, we start with the smallest number and go to the biggest. It’s like starting at the bottom of a ladder and climbing up. For example, if we have 3, 1, and 5, we arrange them as 1, 3, 5. We just climbed up the number ladder!
Descending Order: Descending is the opposite; it means going down. So, when we arrange numbers in descending order, we start with the biggest number and go down to the smallest. It’s like starting at the top of a ladder and sliding down. If we have 7, 9, and 4, we arrange them as 9, 7, 4. Whee! Down we go!
EXERCISE 1: When you climb the stairs next time count the steps. Start from 0 and go till the end of stairs. Now turn back and come down. This time count in reverse order. Example: Imagine if the starts in your school has 7 steps in total. While climbing, say Zero (Before starting the climb), then count 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7. You've just counted in Ascending order. Now turn back start coming down. count 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0. You've just counted in descending order.
EXERCISE 2: Write 5 numbers of your choice on a paper (Just like in the above image)
For ASCENDING ORDER, rewrite the smallest number first, then the one greater than the smallest number, then the next greater number and so on. You've nailed it.
For DESCENDING ORDER, rewrite the biggest number first, then the second biggest and so on till the smallest number. That's it. You've mastered the number orders.
