Ordinal Numbers for Lunar New Year
Ordinal Numbers
Dates
My birthday is on the 29th of March.
We have a test on the 3rd of November.
Last Wednesday was the 10th of March.
Position
Rat came 1st in the race.
Olivia is always 1st to put on her shoes.
I'm going to eat my pudding 1st!
Learn your ordinal numbers with The Great zodiac Race Story
Make a fabulous Lunar New Year card game
Make stick puppets to re tell the story
Use masks to perform the story
Click on the picture below to check out our fun & creative Great Race guided writing activity.
Watch a cute puppet show of the story. Get Inspired & make your own show!
Wow! What a cool story.
Who did you think was going to win?
How do you feel about Rat & Snake?
What was your favourite part of the story?
Make our Lunar New Year Card Game
You need
12 pieces of card x 2 (size up to you)
Pens, pencils or paint
Subscribers! Click on the photo for your free PDF
Write & draw on your cards (give word & number stickers for small kids)
1st-First- Rat
2nd- Second -Ox
3rd-Third -Tiger
4th-Fourth-Rabbit
5th-Fifth-Dragon
6th-Sixth-Snake
7th-Seventh-Horse
8th-Eighth-Sheep/Goat
9th-Ninth-Monkey
10th-Tenth-Rooster
11th-Eleventh-Dog
12th-Twelfth-Pig
How To Play
Kids work in pairs
2 pairs of kids need 24 cards
Put all 24 card face down on the table/floor
1st pair of kids turn over 1 card each.
Take the cards *You may take only one of each animal card
2nd pair does the same
Continue until one pair has all 12 animals.
When a pair of kids has all 12 animals they must lay them all out in order & shout "FINISHED!"
Play stops
If all the cards are in the correct order this pair WINS!!!
That was so much fun. Thanks for reading.
Brigid Happy Lunar New Year
