Zachar/ Nekeva Adjectives: Numbers 1-3 and Objects

Lesson Objective:

To learn the use of numbers as adjectives with items using numbers 1-3, the rule of logical agreement with אחת/אחד and the concepts of שנים/שתים.

Materials Needed:

6 Bears 6 TrumpetsZachar/ Nekeva Grammar Box: Level II

Presentation:

Review zachar/ nekeva numbers from previous lesson.

Remove all numbers from both columns except 1, 2, 3 in both columns.

Place the number of bears on the left side of the zachar numbers, and place the trumpets to the left of the nekeva numbers.

Review concept of zachar/ nekeva nouns and yachid and rabim before continuing with lesson – dubi is zachar, many is dubim – chatsosrah is nekeva, many is chasosrot.

Ask the students how they would describe three bears – they would say shlosha dubim – how would you say six bears? Shisha dubim. Then symbolize that the adjective comes before the noun. Then a student is asked to describe three trumpets – shalosh chasosrot – this is then symbolized. Another example for nekeva is done verbally by another student.

Then you ask the students who can describe two bears – shnayim dubim – there is a shortened way to say shnayim – it becomes shnei (someone can read the card). Then symbolize. Then go over to nekeva and ask how they would describe two trumpets knowing that the mem drops – they offer shtei as the answer.

Then demonstrate usually when we describe the number of objects the number comes before the noun – the exception is with number one. Place the bear to the right of the number and ask a student to describe and symbolize one bear in Hebrew – dubi echad. The same is true for nekeva with number one – who would like to describe one trumpet – a student is expected to move the trumpet to the right of the one and read and symbolize.

For the followup work students should lay out the work again and write up using words in the place of the objects and numbers to describe the number of objects from 1-3 in both zachar and nekeva.