Year 2Autumn TermAges 6-7
Tips & Hints
Numbers 11 to 15
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You don't need to be an Arabic expert to teach your child. Consistency, encouragement, and making it fun are far more important than perfection. These tips will help you feel confident and prepared.
🏫 For Teachers
- Teen numbers in Arabic follow a pattern: unit + "ashar" (ten) — help children spot this pattern.
- Arabic numbers are read left to right even though Arabic text is read right to left — clarify this!
- Use real counting contexts wherever possible — counting children, books, pencils in Arabic.
- Some children may still be consolidating 1–10; allow them to do so while extending others to 15.
🏠 For Parents
- Teen numbers build on what your child already knows — they add the unit to "ashar" (ten).
- Practise counting to 15 during daily routines — walking up stairs, counting toys before tidying.
- Arabic numbers are read left to right, just like in English — so ١٥ reads as 15, not 51!
- If your child is confident with 1–10, the jump to 15 is very manageable with regular practice.
💡 Learning Hints & Memory Tricks
- ✦Teen numbers follow a pattern: the small number + "ashar" (ten). So 13 is "thalaatha ashar"!
- ✦"Ahad ashar" (11) means "one and ten" — just like "eleven" comes from "one left" in old English!
- ✦Arabic numerals ١١–١٥ are read left to right, just like English numbers. The ١ comes first!