Video Transcript
The Number Zero
In this video, we will learn how to
read, write, and model the number zero. We use numbers to help us
count.
Here are two flies. The chameleon was hungry. He’s eaten one of the flies. Now, we only have one fly left. The chameleon’s eaten it. How many flies are there now? There are no flies left. We use the number zero to show
this.
Let’s practise writing the number
zero.
When we write the number zero, we
always start in the same place, here at the top. And we follow the arrows. Let’s give it a try. We start at the top and we follow
the arrows all the way around to the top. Let’s try writing the number zero
without the dots to help us. We start at the top and we go all
the way around back to the top again. Let’s try one more time. Start at the top and go all the way
around.
Let’s practise reading, writing,
and modelling the number zero.
Select the picture that
represents zero apples.
We’re shown five different
plates and we have to select the one which has zero apples. It must be the first plate. It has no apples. There are lots of apples on the
second plate. The third plate has one
apple. The fourth plate has one, two,
three, four, five apples. And the fifth plate has one,
two apples. The picture that represents
zero apples is the first one. There are no apples on the
first plate. And we represent this amount
using the number zero.
We use the number zero to mean
there are no items. There are two ladybugs. There are zero butterflies. What number is missing? There are what ants?
We’re shown three different
pictures and three different sentences. In the first picture, there are
two ladybugs on the leaf. This is what the sentence tells
us. There are two ladybugs. The second picture shows us
that there are no butterflies on the leaf. The second sentence tells us
that there are zero butterflies. In the third sentence, the
number is missing. We need to count the ants and
write the missing number to complete the sentence: one, two, three. There are three ants. The missing number is number
three.
What number is missing? We’re shown a picture of a
leaf. There are what
caterpillars.
We’re shown a picture of a leaf
and we have to count the number of caterpillars. There are no caterpillars on
the leaf. So, the missing number is
zero. There are zero
caterpillars. We use the number zero to show
that there are no caterpillars on the leaf.
What have we learned in this
video? We learned how to read, write, and
model the number zero.
