This activity assesses the student's ability to identify written numbers. One-on-one with a student, the teacher shows the numbers 1-10, one number at a time, in random order. The student should say the correct number that is being...

This activity is designed to determine the appropriate instructional level for a student in a one-on-one interaction with the teacher. It assesses the learners understanding of counting, specifically "number after".

This activity is designed to determine the appropriate instructional level for a student in a one-on-one interaction with the teacher. It assesses the student's understanding of counting, specifically counting forward from a given number.

Students will count counters, draw a picture of the counters, and record the number in a booklet. A list of materials and how to put together the booklet is included. This activity is most effective if initially it is done daily with all...

This can be a daily activity to reinforce learning number sequences. The teacher will need a 100 chart or large number line and a pointer. As a whole group, have students chant the counting sequence starting with one to thirty, using the...

This activity is a good practice for counting objects. Students will count pre-filled bags of objects and record their answers. Examples are included in this lesson. This activity can become a daily 10-minute routine with the students...

Young scholars will practice number recognition and greater than/less than with this classic "war" game. Explanations, materials needed, and variations of play are included in this lesson.

This lesson assesses rather students can correctly order numbers. The teacher will ask the student(s) to put pre-made number cards in order from the smallest number to the biggest number or in the order they would say them if they were...

Using base ten blocks, students will develop the concept of ten more and ten less, moving from concrete representation to understanding of the unit of ten within ten more and ten less. Included is a detailed lesson plan with many...

Five-year-olds need to count things that relate to them. This activity builds on their need to be included or see the relevance of their counting. Students will practice counting, writing numbers, and filling in a chart or bar graph....

Students will stand and form a circle facing in toward each other. The teacher will select a counting sequence to be practiced with no more than 6-10 numbers. The students will start counting around the circle one by one until the last...

This game is a version of the traditional memory or concentration game and will help students practice "crossing the decade". A detailed explanation of the rules, materials needed, and variations are included in this instructional activity.

Repeatable, daily activities are one of the best ways to instill the counting sequence for children. This activity requires a 100 chart which can be made or purchased. Students will count the "Number of the Day" beginning with 1 on the...

The purpose of this task is for students to compose two-dimensional shapes to create a composite shape using tangram pieces. The teacher will read "Grandfather Tang's Story" and the students will use tangrams to compose the animals from...

Using a 100 chart, students will chant the counting sequence starting with one to one hundred. Variations can include skip counting, counting from various numbers other than one, and counting backward.

Author provides a summary, discussion questions, background information, pre-reading and after-reading questions, as well as extension ideas for math and language arts for the folk tale from India, One Grain of Rice.

This site provides intervention strategies for math teachers. The site talks about both identifying students that need intervention and ways to address the issues. The ways to address the issues include small groups, differentiated...

As a whole group, students will sort a collection of three-dimensional objects into categories by shape. There should be several that fall into each of the categories below: Aligns with 1.G.A.1.

This lesson plan challenges the students to find squares are in different places? Aligns with 1.G.A.2.

In this lesson, students come up with statements that is true about all of the triangles that they see but not true of all triangles in general, then the teacher should ask students if they can imagine a triangle without that attribute.:...

Students will learn that there are multiple ways to solve math problems, such as drawing a picture, using counters, using fingers, using a number line, and memorizing facts. The teacher writes a simple addition problem on the whiteboard...

This activity helps students practice number identification and is conducive to small groups/centers. Materials needed can be made from index cards and blank wooden cubes. Variations are included to make this activity simpler or harder...

Students will have fun moving around in this counting game. The teacher will create number cards and give one card to each student. Students will need to work together to order themselves in the correct number order. Multiple variations...

This game is a version of the traditional memory or concentration game. Students will practice counting forward or backward depending on their skill level. Directions and materials needed are fully explained in the lesson.