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Reading Numbers
Teach number value to 20 through sets of objects. Young pupils use the number given for each of the four sets to determine how many should be colored in. How many are left? There is an addition box that has been left blank so scholars...
Illustrative Mathematics
Teen Go Fish
Kindergartners play the classic game Go Fish as they practice identifying numbers in the teens. A fun and engaging activity that develops number recognition skills in young learners. As added support, provide cards that include both the...
Primary National Strategy
Ordering and Counting
Are you in need of a 5-day unit intended to teach little learners how to count to 20? This is a well-structured complete set of lessons which employ a variety of methods to instruct learners about various ways to count from 1 to 20. They...
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Sorting Through Life!
Students sort and count objects. For this sorting skills lesson, students work in small group with various objects that can be sorted and counted in groups.
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Circle the Number
In this counting skills and number recognition worksheet, students examine 3 sets of pictured objects and identify the number of objects in each set by circling the correct numbers.
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Count and Add
For this counting objects and adding worksheet, students count the number of objects in each set and add the total. Students solve six problems.
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Halloween Counting Book
First graders recognize and write numerals from 1 to 10. They estimate and count to identify sets with more, fewer, or the same number of objects, listen and respond to others in a variety of contexts, and take turns speaking in a...
DK Publishing
Sets
Do scholars understand multiplication as sets of numbers? Help them grasp this concept through groups of objects arranged as a makeshift multiplication number sentence. They examine the sets and fill in boxes to indicate how many sets of...
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Cantor Set
Discover an interesting mathematical object that your algebra learners will enjoy investigating. Their adventure will lead them to the generation of a finite geometric series.
Virginia Department of Education
Permutations and Combinations
Counting is not all it adds up to be — sometimes it involves multiplying. The activity introduces permutations and combinations as ways of counting, depending upon whether order is important. Pupils learn about factorials and the...
DK Publishing
Addition: Count and Color, part 2
Introduce young counters to addition through coloring as they examine number sentences represented by sets of objects. Learners count the two addends and color in the sum by counting out the total in a final set. There is an example, and...
DK Publishing
Addition: Count and Color, part 3
Approach addition with sets of objects to show scholars the operation visually. There are four sets of images here arranged as addends in an addition number sentence. Learners count them and color in the total in a final set. All answers...
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Learning 1 - Write the Word
Let's start from the beginning! Young counters complete activities focused on the number one to solidify their understanding of its value. First, they trace its word form and then try it on their own (maybe more than once, even). Next,...
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Picture Counting
In this counting practice instructional activity, 1st graders count the number of pictures in each set. Students write the total number in the corresponding box.
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Subtraction and Unknown Addends
Using images helps budding mathematicians grasp difficult subtraction concepts. In this set of three word problems, they examine sets of objects which are reflected in each scenario. To approach subtraction in a more accessible way, the...
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Translucent, Transparent and Opaque Objects
Students examine different objects. In this appearance lesson, students watch a video about translucent, transparent and opaque objects. Students work in pairs to examine a bag of objects and then discuss the results.
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Classroom Objects
In this ESL vocabulary activity, students will focus on objects found in a classroom. Students will complete ten matching questions by connecting the picture in one column with the name of the object in the secondary column.
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Study Buddies: Counting Back Tens and Ones
In this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to solve a problem in which they must subtract by counting back by tens and ones. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Counting Zero to Five
Students are introduced to the numerals zero through five. They associate the numeral with the correct number of objects. Students comprehend the quantities zero through five showing "How many?" by counting their fingers or using a...
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Count to 7
In this counting worksheet, students count sets of objects, writing the number in each set. A reference web site for additional resources is given.
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Stars on Clowns' Hats
In this circus counting worksheet, students solve 5 problems in which stars are drawn on the front of a clown to match the number shown on each of the clowns' hats. The highest number will be 7.
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Seeing Numbers In Tens And Ones
Second graders develop the skill of place values up to the tens place. They practice identifying the values of 2 digit numbers and writing the correlating values with counting. They use the example of money to make the instructional...
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Use Estimation to Compare Numbers
"Take a walk" with this instructional activity and estimate how many birds, ants, turtles, flowers and children getting on a bus that you see. Based on the size of a single set of 10 objects, learners estimate how many are in the whole...
DK Publishing
How Many Are Left?
To help novice mathematicians understand subtraction concepts, offer them visual representations of the operation. Here, they look at sets of circles. For each of the 16 sets there is a given number they are to cross out, writing how...