Whole Numbers 121-130 & Number Skills – Basic 1 Mathematics Lesson Note (Second Term)

Subject: Mathematics
Class: Primary 1
Topic: Whole Numbers 121-130 & Number Skills
Duration: 40 minutes

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

• Count numbers from 121-130 and 1-130
• Write numbers 121-130 and 1-130
• Take dictation of numbers correctly
• Order numbers 51-100
• Compare numbers within 1-100

1. COUNTING SKILLS: Numbers 121-130

Let’s Learn 121 to 130: 

121 – ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE 

122 – ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO 

123 – ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE 

124 – ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR 

125 – ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE 

126 – ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX 

127 – ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN 

128 – ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT 

129 – ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE 

130 – ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY

Exercise 1: Count from 121 to 130: 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

Exercise 2: Fill in the missing numbers:

1. 121, 122, ___, 124, ___
2. 125, ___, 127, ___, 129
3. 123, 124, ___, 126, ___

Exercise 3: Count from 1 to 130 by tens: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-80, 81-90, 91-100, 101-110, 111-120, 121-130

2. WRITING SKILLS: Numbers 121-130

Practice Writing Numbers 121-130:

Exercise 4: Trace these numbers: 121 121 121 122 122 122 123 123 123 124 124 124 125 125 125

Exercise 5: Trace these numbers: 126 126 126 127 127 127 128 128 128 129 129 129 130 130 130

Exercise 6: Write these numbers:

1. One hundred and twenty-three: ___
2. One hundred and twenty-seven: ___
3. One hundred and thirty: ___
4. One hundred and twenty-five: ___

Exercise 7: Complete the sequence: 120, ___, 122, ___, 124, ___, 126, ___, 128, ___, 130

3. Dictation of numbers

Number Dictation Practice:

Exercise 8: Listen and write the number: (Teacher says the number, pupils write the numeral)

1. Teacher says “Seventy-six” → Write: ___
2. Teacher says “One hundred and eight” → Write: ___
3. Teacher says “Eighty-nine” → Write: ___
4. Teacher says “One hundred and twenty-four” → Write: ___
5. Teacher says “Ninety-five” → Write: ___

Exercise 9: Mixed number dictation: (Teacher dictates numbers from 1-130)

1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___
2. ___ 7. ___ 8. ___ 9. ___ 10. ___

Exercise 10: Write what you hear: (Teacher says numbers in sequence)

1. “Forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine” Write: ___, ___, ___
2. “One hundred and fifteen, one hundred and sixteen” Write: ___, ___

4. Ordering numbers: 51-100

Arranging Numbers in Order:

Exercise 11: Order from smallest to largest:

1. 67, 52, 89, 74 → ___, ___, ___, ___
2. 93, 65, 78, 51 → ___, ___, ___, ___
3. 86, 59, 94, 72 → ___, ___, ___, ___

Exercise 12: Order from largest to smallest:

1. 58, 83, 66, 91 → ___, ___, ___, ___
2. 75, 54, 97, 68 → ___, ___, ___, ___
3. 82, 59, 73, 96 → ___, ___, ___, ___

Exercise 13: Fill in the missing numbers in order:

1. 67, 68, ___, 70, ___
2. 84, ___, 86, ___, 88
3. 95, 96, ___, ___, 99

Exercise 14: What number comes between?

1. 76 ___ 78 (77)
2. 83 ___ 85 (84)
3. 91 ___ 93 (92)
4. 64 ___ 66 (65)

5. Comparing numbers: 1-100

Using Comparison Signs:

• < means “less than”
• > means “greater than”
• = means “equal to”

Exercise 15: Compare using <, >, or =:

1. 67 ___ 84
2. 92 ___ 76
3. 55 ___ 55
4. 38 ___ 61
5. 89 ___ 73

Exercise 16: Circle the bigger number:

1. 47 or 63? ___
2. 85 or 71? ___
3. 56 or 94? ___
4. 29 or 87? ___

Exercise 17: Circle the smaller number:

1. 74 or 52? ___
2. 68 or 91? ___
3. 83 or 76? ___
4. 45 or 89? ___

Exercise 18: True or False:

1. 58 > 42 ___
2. 79 < 65 ___
3. 84 = 84 ___
4. 53 > 71 ___
5. 96 < 100 ___

Exercise 19: Fill in the missing numbers:

1. 73 < ___
2. ___ > 64
3. 88 > ___
4. ___ < 95

Exercise 20: Put these numbers in order from smallest to largest: 87, 52, 69, 94, 61, 75 Answer: ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

Homework

1. Practice counting from 121 to 130 and 1 to 130
2. Write numbers 121-130 five times each
3. Ask family members to dictate numbers 50-130 to you
4. Practice ordering any 5 numbers between 51-100
5. Compare 10 pairs of numbers using <, >, = signs

Teacher: Use number lines and charts to help pupils visualize number relationships and ordering