Curated OER
Count Forward and Backwards in Halves
In this counting learning exercise, students count forward and backwards in halves as directed by given numbers. An answer key and website reference are given.
Curated OER
Counting Forward or Back
What comes next? Young counters follow the stone path to each house, filling in numbers in a sequence as they go. Some of these move forward and some backward, but all progress by ones. Learners start with given numbers and then follow...
Curated OER
Count Forward and Backward
In this early childhood problem solving worksheet, students practice counting forward and backward as they use a number line to solve 6 word problems.
Illustrative Mathematics
Start/Stop Counting II
Take stroll around the classroom while teaching young mathematicians to count fluently with this whole-group math activity. The teacher starts things off by walking around the room while counting up from the number one and continues...
DK Publishing
Sneaky Snakes: Counting, Part 2
Hissss! Practice counting forwards and backwards with a sly assignment. Eight snakes feature number sequences that are missing a few numbers. The beginning numbers vary, and some snakes require counting down. Learners write in the...
Curated OER
Bell Counting Board Game
Games are great ways to reinforce skills and concepts in an active and engaging way. This game requires learners to draw cards, each card tells that player how many spaces to move forward or backward on the board. This is great for...
Curated OER
Counting, Properties of Numbers, and Reasoning about Numbers
Five days of lessons develop number sense and counting patterns, including odd and even numbers, 5s and 10s, doubles, and ways to make 10. Each session opens with fun finger play to reinforce counting and reasoning about numbers. Various...
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The Ants Go Marching
Integrate art, math, life science, music, and fun in this beginning addition and subtraction activity. Children kinesthetically represent adding and subtracting numbers to 10; they stand up one at a time as you count forward and sit down...
Curated OER
Investigation - The Bakery Shop
Students use manipulatives to establish quantity. By singing a song titled "Five Little Cookies," students determine which strategy to use to find out how many cookies are left in the bakery shop.
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Skip Counting
Students skip count by 3's on paper and using the calculator check their figures. They sing the song "2, 4, 6, 8 who do you appreciate?" Ask what number would come next? Students chorally chant skip counting by 3s. Ask students, "What...
Curated OER
Choral Counting II
Using a number line or a 100s chart that extends past 100, practice counting from 1 to 120 with your class. As a part of daily instruction, chant count in sequence from 1 to 100 and then randomly chose a number and count onward to 120....
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Counting on Counting
Students recognize that counting tells how many objects are in the set irrespective of how they are arranged or the order in which they are counted. They solve problems involving one more or less to a given set using their knowledge of...
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Learning 8 - Write the Word
Two, four, six, eight! Youngsters focus on the number eight, starting with spelling its word form. First, they trace it and then print it once on their own. Next, scholars incorporate counting forward and backward by filling in numbers...
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Skip Counting by Two's
First graders practice their counting skills. In this skip counting lesson, 1st graders review counting by 1's with a song, use number lines to learn to skip count by 2, practice counting forwards and backwards, complete a leapfrog...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Wheels All Around
Budding mathematicians explore the concept of skip counting. They practice skip counting as they use it to determine the number of wheels that come to school at 3 different times throughout the day. They also create a data graph to show...
DK Publishing
Counting Caterpillars
These caterpillars each have a number sequence printed on their segmented bodies, but some numbers are missing! Look at the completed caterpillars as an example, asking kids to notice a possible pattern. They should observe that 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...
Curated OER
Numeracy Lesson Plans
Students complete a series of lesson plans dealing with numbers, counting, and ordering. In this numbers lesson plan, students identify numbers, identify number patterns, count forwards and backwards, and more.
Curated OER
Identifying Patterns
Explore number attributes and skip counting through patterns! Scholars find the pattern in each of these sequences and continue it by writing in the remaining values. They count consistently by various intervals, sometimes forwards and...
Curated OER
Understanding 10: Backwards and Forwards
Help your young mathematicians completely master 10 by practicing one-to-one correspondence, number recognition, and recording numbers displayed. They make 10 with groups of two-different colored cubes and color in 10-frames to show how...
National Gallery of Canada
Counting Circles
Learners look at bands of colors and estimate how many rings of color there are. While working in groups, they come up with a plan of how to accurately count the rings. They attempt to find a pattern in the colors, and decide whether...
Curated OER
Missing Numbers: Perceptual Level
In this missing numbers worksheet, students recall their counting forward and backward counting sequences as they add the missing numbers in 4 math puzzles.
Curated OER
Independent Practice 2: Number Line
In this number line worksheet, students complete four number lines by filling in the blanks counting forward and backwards as directed. Students find the missing numbers in two number lines.
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Teenagers
In this fast-paced activity, learners identify the order of numbers from 13 to 20. They practice greater than and less than with verbal responses to pairs of numbers. Suggested accompaniments include counting forward and backward to 20....