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Counting by Tens

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First graders listen to "One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab", a story about a crab with ten feet and counting by tens. They create their own crab to practice counting by tens to one hundred.

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counting

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counting, math
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Grade
1st
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
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