A Number a Day

Although there isn't much to this counting lesson, there are some solid resources and practice ideas here for beginners. Hook youngsters by challenging them to count the number of days on the calendar up to today. Use the calendar for...

Let's count to five! Read your primaries, Ten Black Dots, by Donald Crews while taking the time to count the dots on each page. Also count the number of days on a calendar. As guided practice, have your class count parts of their bodies,...

How can you tell if a number of items is reasonable? Combine math and language arts with a fun lesson based on Jeff Shepard's The Right Number of Elephants. After reading the book, kids discuss amounts of other items and create minibooks...

And they're off! Working in pairs, young mathematicians roll dice to see who can fill in their double ten-frames first. When students finally fill in their arrays, they create addition number sentences that represent their rolls, helping...

Hop your way through a mathematical equation with your first grade class as they learn the idea of moving up and down the number line. Adding and subtracting like little frogs is an engaging and clever way to teach/reinforce this concept.

Developing fluency with basic addition and subtraction is fundamental to the success of all young mathematicians. This four-day instructional activity series begins with learners using ten-frames and hundreds charts to recognize patterns...

The number 7 is the star of an engaging music video that sings, spells, and counts the number and showcases items in groups of seven: cats, bowls, monkeys, and more!  

Reinforce counting skills with a music video featuring the song, Counting Five Little Ducks. Five ducklings swim in their pond, hiding and seeking, as they count to five. 

The number four is the star of a music video that features four friends playing together, showcasing items of four—four cupcakes, four pencils, four sides on a square, and more!  

The number five is the focus of a captivating music video that showcases the number in a variety of ways—number form, word form, it spells the word, counts, and displays each numbers leading up to five.