Fun & Practical Activities to Teach English Numbers (1–100). This is the link to this resource: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Numbers-1-to-100-for-ESL-Learners-4316217
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Help your elementary English language learners (ELLs) master numbers from 1 to 100 with meaningful, enjoyable activities! This post shares classroom-ready ideas for teaching number vocabulary — ideal for ESL/EFL learners, newcomers, and young students with early English skills.
Why Numbers 1–100 Matter in ESL
Numbers are everywhere — schedules, prices, ages, dates, classroom routines, and games. Teaching numbers up to 100 helps students:
✔ Ask and answer How old are you?
✔ Tell the date and time
✔ Count objects
✔ Read number words
✔ Use numbers in real life
Introducing numbers with visuals, movement, and conversation helps students internalize language instead of memorizing lists.
Number Cards & Flashcards
Let’s start with the Number flashcards that I made with the words. Use printed number cards to introduce vocabulary from 1–20, then extend to 100. Point to each card and say the number together.
Teacher Tip:
Ask students to identify missing numbers in a sequence: “What comes after 37?”
And flashcards without words.
Number Line Practice. Create a large floor number line using tape. Students jump to the correct number you call — great for kinesthetic learners!
Questions to ask aloud: “Jump to 15.”,“Who can find 62?”,“Which number is next?”
Use the fly swatter to play with the flashcards. or do this Speaking activity. Hand
in a number flashcard to each student. At your signal have them order
themselves. Then, have them take a step and say their number on the flashcard.
Student: I am number 85.
Counting Numbers by 10s.
Place all the flashcards on the board. Say all the numbers and have the
students notice what is common to almost all the numbers. TY-ending. Say a number and have a student come up front and touch
the number and say the word.
Teacher: sixty, eighty, twenty!
Have
the students write the numbers on their notebooks as they see on board.
Dictate
numbers: 60, 40, 20, 50, 90, 10, 20,70, 100
Have the students learn about equations. Place the number 80 flashcard on the board, the add
symbol, then number 10 flashcard and the equal symbol and the ninety flashcard.
Read the equation. Make more examples for the students to read. They can also
make more examples on their notebooks.
Place
the following pair of flashcards on
the board. Point to each pair and stress the difference between each.
Teacher: four-teen and for-ty
Say
the teen number and the students the 10s number.
Teacher: sixteen!
Students: sixty!
Numbers and prepositions.
Place 9 random flashcards on the board and ask questions.
Teacher: What number is on 10?
Students: 78
Teacher: What number is under 10?
Students: 63
Teacher: What numbers are next to 10?
Students: 26 and 32
The
students can play the same game with their small cards.
100s chart with Number, Colors and
Letters flashcards. I saw a similar idea on an old book and
thought I could make one that can be used in the classroom and a small version
for students to play in small groups. Place all the colors flashcards
horizontally and the letters cards vertically and fill in with the numbers
flashcards.
Teacher: F ! blue!
Students: 57!
Teacher: 88!
Students: I! green !
Place
the people flashcards on the board.
Ask questions.
Teacher: Who is number 46?
Students: Erick!
Teacher: Rick!
Students: 29!
Teacher: Is Mandy number 54 or 24?
Students: She is number 54.
Review There is structure.
Place all the crayons flashcards on the board in random order.
Teacher: There is a yellow crayon! What number is it?
Students: It is number 24.
Have
a volunteer student model the sentences and the class will answer.
This blog post is to add up to my last post about numbers 1 to 20. Link: https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2018/02/teaching-numbers-1-to-20-to-esl-ellsefl.html
