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1 Montessori for Everyone 2018 ordinal Numbers Activity first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth Instructions: Print on cardstock, laminate, and cut cards apart. To use this with children, you ll need to add 10 small objects (shells, coins) and one counter (a plastic skittle or disc). The objects don t have to be identical, just similar. Put the ten objects in a row, then put the counter above the first one. Say this one is first and then move the counter and say this one is second . The child can join in if they know the ordinal numbers. Then, have them take each printed word and match it to the correct object. It will look like this: first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth Then the child can record the work by drawing ten circles, coloring in one, and writing the number of that circle: For older children, use the ordinal numbers in a spelling test and let them use the cards to practice spelling them.

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