Karin Kidaya (Advanced Counting) – Basic 3 Hausa Lesson Note (Third Term)

Subject: Hausa Language
Class: Primary 3
Topic: Karin Kidaya (Advanced Counting)
Duration: 35 minutes

Learning Objectives

Pupils will be able to:

• Count beyond basic numbers
• Use numbers in daily activities
• Solve simple number problems

Lambobi (Numbers)

Basic Numbers Review (1-20)

• Ɗaya – 1
• Biyu – 2
• Uku – 3
• Huɗu – 4
• Biyar – 5
• Shida – 6
• Bakwai – 7
• Takwas – 8
• Tara – 9
• Goma – 10

Numbers 11-20

• Goma sha ɗaya – 11
• Goma sha biyu – 12
• Goma sha uku – 13
• Goma sha huɗu – 14
• Goma sha biyar – 15
• Goma sha shida – 16
• Goma sha bakwai – 17
• Goma sha takwas – 18
• Goma sha tara – 19
• Ashirin – 20

Using Numbers in Sentences

• Ina da littattafai goma – I have ten books
• Na ga yara goma sha biyar – I saw fifteen children
• Akwai kujeru ashirin – There are twenty chairs
• Na lissafa har goma sha tara – I counted up to nineteen

Simple Addition (Ƙari)

• Biyu da uku sun zama biyar – Two and three make five
• Huɗu da shida sun zama goma – Four and six make ten
• Biyar da biyar sun zama goma – Five and five make ten

Exercises

Exercise 1: Write the numbers in Hausa

1. 12 = _______
2. 17 = _______
3. 15 = _______
4. 19 = _______
5. 20 = _______

Exercise 2: Complete the counting

1. Goma, goma sha ɗaya, _______, goma sha uku
2. Goma sha biyar, _______, goma sha bakwai, _______
3. _______, goma sha tara, ashirin

Exercise 3: Simple addition

1. Uku + biyar = _______
2. Takwas + biyu = _______
3. Shida + huɗu = _______
4. Bakwai + uku = _______

Exercise 4: Answer in Hausa numbers

1. How many fingers and toes do you have altogether? _______
2. If you have 8 books and get 5 more, how many do you have? _______
3. Count 3 more after 14: _______

Exercise 5: Use numbers in sentences

1. Na ci kaza _______ (I ate _____ chickens)
2. Akwai dalibai _______ a aji (There are _____ students in class)
3. _______ mutane sun zo (_____ people came)

Class Work

Count objects in the classroom:

• Windows, doors, desks, pupils Practice saying the numbers out loud together.

Homework

1. Count things in your house using Hausa numbers (chairs, plates, cups)
2. Practice adding small numbers with your family
3. Help count money or items when shopping with parents

Teacher’s Note: Use real objects for counting practice. Make number games interactive and fun! Encourage pupils to count aloud