Title: Counting with Zanele's Birthday Treats Objective: To teach children how to count using Zanele's birthday treats, 20 cupcakes and 20 party packs. Materials: - 20 cupcakes - 20 party packs - A whiteboard or chart paper - Markers Procedure: Introduction: - Greet the children and introduce the topic of counting using Zanele's birthday treats. - Ask the children if they know how to count and what they can count. Activity 1: Counting cupcakes - Show the children the cupcakes and ask them how many they see. - Write the number 20 on the board or chart paper. - Ask the children to count the cupcakes together with you, one by one, as you point to each cupcake. - After you have counted all the cupcakes, ask the children how many cupcakes there are in total. - Ask them to repeat counting the cupcakes with you several times until they can count from 1 to 20. Activity 2: Counting party packs - Show the children the party packs and ask them how many they see. - Write the number 20 on the board or chart paper. - Ask the children to count the party packs together with you, one by one, as you point to each pack. - After you have counted all the party packs, ask the children how many party packs there are in total. - Ask them to repeat counting the party packs with you several times until they can count from 1 to 20. Activity 3: Matching cupcakes and party packs - Divide the children into pairs or small groups. - Give each group a set of cupcakes and party packs. - Ask the children to match the cupcakes with the party packs by counting and taking one cupcake and one party pack at a time. - Ask the children to count the number of cupcakes and party packs they have in their group. - Ask each group to share their results with the class. Conclusion: - Sum up the lesson by reminding the children about the importance of counting and how it helps us in our daily lives. - Thank Zanele for sharing her birthday treats and congratulate her on her special day.

Lesson Plan: Learning to Count with Zanele’s Birthday Celebrations Grade: 1 Objective: - To teach learners how to count up to 20 using Zanele's birthday celebration as a reference. - To teach learners how to share equally among their peers. Materials: - Cupcakes and party packs - Whiteboard and markers - Counting flashcards - Ruler Procedure: Introduction: 1. Begin by wishing Zanele a happy birthday and showing the class the cupcakes and party packs she brought. 2. Ask the class how many cupcakes and party packs they see. 3. Explain to the class that today they will learn how to count up to 20 using these items as a reference. Lesson: 1. Write the numbers 1-20 on the whiteboard. 2. Show the learners how to count up to 10 using the cupcakes. Let each learner count 1-10 while pointing to the corresponding number on the board. 3. Take away one cupcake and ask the class how many cupcakes are left. 4. Repeat step 2 for the remaining cupcakes until there are no cupcakes left. 5. Ask the learners to count the party packs and write the number on the board. 6. Divide the party packs equally among the learners using a ruler and show them how to count how many each learner gets. 7. Ask the learners to count how many party packs they have and write the number on the board. 8. Show the class a set of counting flashcards and ask them to repeat after you as you count from 1-20. 9. Divide the class into groups of 4 and ask them to share their party packs with their group members equally. 10. Ask each group to count how many party packs each member gets and write the number on the whiteboard. Conclusion: 1. Recap the lesson by asking the learners to count up to 20 using the cupcakes, party packs, and counting flashcards as a reference. 2. Ask the learners how many cupcakes and party packs Zanele brought for her birthday celebration. 3. End the lesson by wishing Zanele a happy birthday once again. Assessment: Observe the learners during the lesson and assess their counting skills by asking them to count using the items and counting flashcards. Also, assess their sharing skills by observing the groups as they share their party packs and count how many each member gets.

Objective: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to count from 1 to 20 and recognize the corresponding numerals with the help of Zanele's cupcakes and party packs. Materials: - Zanele's 20 cupcakes - Zanele's 20 party packs - Whiteboard and marker Introduction: Ask the students if they have ever celebrated a birthday and if so, what did they do? Explain to them that today is Zanele's birthday and her mom has sent cupcakes and party packs for everyone in the class. Show them the cupcakes and party packs and ask them to count with you how many there are. Development: 1. Ask the students to sit in a circle and distribute the party packs to each of them. Have them count how many party packs they have. 2. Show them the cupcakes and ask them to count how many there are all together. Write the numeral 20 on the board. 3. Ask them to close their eyes and take a cupcake. Have them count how many cupcakes are left. 4. Have one student come to the board and write the numeral that corresponds to the number of cupcakes left. Continue until there are no cupcakes left. 5. Repeat the cupcake exercise with different numbers, asking different students to come up to the board and write the numerals. 6. Have the students count the number of cupcakes each of them has and write the numeral on the board. Conclusion: Ask the students what they have learned today about counting. Review the numerals that were written on the board and have the students practice counting from 1 to 20 together. Thank Zanele and her mom for sharing their birthday celebration with the class.