Counting

Objective: Simply count anything and everything! Count by 1’s, 5’s, 10’s, 100’s, 1000’s…

Make guesses as to what you will count!

Categorize to help with counting exercises.

  • Buttons
  • Shoes
  • Blocks
  • Trees
  • Chalk
  • Crayons
  • Toys
  • Marbles
  • Spoons..

Solve a problem or answer a question that requires counting

Question: How many different categories of toys are there?
Humans, Reptiles, Mammals/Animals, Seas Animals, Bugs/Insects, and Monsters/Fantastical Creatures

1
2
3

Make a record/graph a counting exercises:

Count types of like items in and out of the home.:

How many different types of honey are there on the shelves?
How many different types of vegetables are there in the salad? How many different colors?
How many leaves can you see on the plant?

Focus on quantities, not just the numerals.

Count backward and forward.

Combine counting and exercise

Learn how to count in many languages:

Advanced Reasoning:

1. Make reasonable estimations

2. Learn the following symbols and work with them:

Greater than sign>
Less than sign<
Equal to sign=
Not equal to sign
Greater less or equal to
Less than or equal to

3. Learn about fractions, decimals, integers, and place value.

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Articles (Teacher):