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Fishbowl Counting PrintablesFishbowl Counting Printables
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Pre-K - K
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Fishbowl Counting

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Young mathematicians demonstrate their understanding of cardinality with this simple math worksheet. Given a series of ten empty fishbowls, learners are asked to draw in the number of fish indicated on each bowl.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

counting, numbers cardinal, numbers

Additional Tags

counting, cardinality, math

Instructional Ideas

  • Include this worksheet as a learning center during math rotations in kindergarten classrooms
  • Use this activity as a formative assessment, monitoring students' understanding of numbers as quanities

Pros

  • Fishbowls are large enough for children to draw in the appropriate number of fish

Cons

  • None

Common Core

K.CC.B.4.a K.CC.B.4.b K.CC.B.4.c K.CC.B.5 MP2 MP4

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