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6. Counting to 10 (FP)

  • From K-5 Math Companion Curriculum
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teaches Common Core State Standards K.CC.A.1 http://corestandards.org/Math/Content/K/CC/A/1
teaches Common Core State Standards K.CC.B.4.a http://corestandards.org/Math/Content/K/CC/B/4/a
teaches Common Core State Standards K.CC.B.4.b http://corestandards.org/Math/Content/K/CC/B/4/b
teaches Common Core State Standards MP2 http://corestandards.org/Math/Practice/MP2
teaches Common Core State Standards MP6 http://corestandards.org/Math/Practice/MP6
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Lesson objective: Count to find how many items there are in a collection up to 10 items.

This lesson helps to build fluency with counting. Balloons and other common objects are used here because they provide a familiar context with which to practice counting. This work develops students' understanding that objects must be counted once and only once and the last number said when counting a collection tells the quantity of items in the collection.

Students engage in Mathematical Practice 6 (Attend to precision) as they count objects carefully, ensuring that each object is counted once and only once.

Key vocabulary:

  • count
  • one
  • eight
  • five
  • four
  • nine
  • seven
  • six
  • three
  • ten
  • two