These are our first three friends — the numbers 1, 2 and 3. Take a good look at them, because you are going to meet them very often.
The number one
The digit 1 looks like a stick. You can draw it with one stroke from top to bottom. When you have one thing, you say "one":
- one sun in the sky
- one heart
- one mum
- one you
The number two
The digit 2 looks like a swan. It has a neck that curves nicely. Two means a pair — something that goes together:
- two eyes
- two hands
- two feet
- two ears
The number three
The digit 3 looks like two little bumps stacked on top of each other. Three is handy when we have a trio:
- three little pigs in the fairy tale
- three wishes from the genie
- three pieces of cake
Let's try it together
Point with your finger and say out loud:
one apple... two apples... three apples.
The number you finished on — three — is how many apples there are. Three apples!
Try it yourself
Open the Counting exercise and click the right number when you see a picture of balls. Start with the ones that show only 1, 2 or 3 balls.
Once that feels easy, go on to the article Counting to 5.