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Curated OER

How Many?

For Teachers K
Establish 1:1 correspondence by counting students, first one gender, then the other. Give each child a colored cube (one color for boys, another for girls) and have small groups determine more or less and how many all together. As a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Equal or Not Equal

For Students K
Tiny mathematicians count the number of shapes (up to 8) in pairs of object groups and identify the sets as equal or not equal. Five practice problems. They also draw 2 groups of shapes that are not equal. A focused tool that requires...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Counting Cup

For Teachers K Standards
Help your kindergartners develop counting skills using a 24 oz. plastic cup, counting manipulatives, and a paper plate. Start with a small group of learners and place a quantity of counting objects between the range of 5 to 10 into each...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Goody Bags

For Teachers K Standards
Looking for Common Core math center ideas for your Kindergartners? This a great one that is easy to set up, change up, and can be individualized to the learning level of each child. Start with a collection of zippered plastic bags and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

We're Counting At The Zoo!

For Teachers K
Budding mathematicians use sets of concrete materials to represent, count, and match quantities to 10 or more given in verbal or written form while participating in hands-on activities. This lesson uses the book 1, 2, 3 To The Zoo.
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Curated OER

More and Less Handfuls

For Teachers K Standards
Working as a pair, two kindergartners will sit at a table and will pick two handfuls of counters. They will combine their individual handfuls into one, and count their own selection. They will then draw and record their count on a record...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting in Kindergarten: Make Number Books

For Teachers K
Emergent math masters practice 1:1 correspondence, number recognition, and quantity-to-number relationships. They view number flashcards, state the correct number name, and circle the corresponding numeral to represent the number of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Equal Groups

For Teachers K Standards
Build counting fluency in your kindergartners with this counting and grouping timed learning game. Provide various groups of objects to count such as a clear plastic bag filled with 7 beans or a cup with 5 pennies. There are many other...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

M&M Counting Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students count up to 10 or more M & Ms using verbal names and one-to-one correspondence, as well as use sets of M & Ms to represent quantities given in verbal form.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Numbers Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice identifying quantities of items and materials using numbers.  In this counting lesson, students read The Gummi Bear Counting Book by Lindley Boegehold, and utilize a bag of gummy bears as a counting tool.  Young...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Hold Everything!

For Students K - 1st
For this measurable quantities worksheet, students study the two containers in each exercise and circle the container that holds more volume. Students underline the container that holds less.
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Building Sets of Nine

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students match quantities to their number.  In this building to nine lesson plan, students put groups of objects together to make a group of nine.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Sets

For Teachers K - 1st
Kindergarteners and first graders work with Reese's Pieces to explain comparing sets, create comparison sets, and compare sets of numbers and objects. A good lesson that uses a "tasty" manipulative!
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Lesson Plan
Primary National Strategy

Ordering and Counting

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
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...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Guess the Marbles in the Bag

For Teachers K Standards
Use this activity to help your class develop an understanding of greater than, less than, and equal to with numbers valued between 1 and 10. Secretly place a number of marbles (between 1 and 10) in a brown paper bag. Then shake the bag...
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Activity
Noyce Foundation

On Balance

For Students K - 12th Standards
Investigate the world of unknown quantities with a creative set of five lessons that provides problem situations for varying grade levels. Each problem presents a scenario of fruit with different weights and a balance scale. Using the...
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Activity
Noyce Foundation

Movin 'n Groovin

For Students K - 12th Standards
Examine the consequences of varying speed.  An engaging set of five problem sets challenges young mathematicians by targeting a different grade level from K-12. In the initial lesson, scholars make conclusions about the time it takes two...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Count the Pictures: Numbers to 10

For Students K - 1st
Help your young learners master 1:1 correspondence by counting pictured objects, and to communicate answers in multiple choice format. Given a number, they choose which of 3 rows of objects is the correct match. Four opportunities to...
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Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Biggest Number Wins

For Teachers K Standards
Engage your mathematicians with this simple number-quantity game. Working in pairs, using two decks of 44 cards numbered 0-10 with corresponding sets of objects or images, young learners will each flip a card and decide which number is...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation - The Bakery Shop

For Teachers Pre-K - K
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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PPT
Curated OER

Bigger or Smaller

For Teachers K - 1st
Before introducing that old greater than/ less than alligator, have kids play this quick game. They are presented with five pairs of number, they click on the one that is bigger or smaller as directed. When they have a correct answer...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pumpkin Problems

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils participate in a lesson that has the intention of working on estimation skills. They use pumpkins to estimate the number of seeds are inside. They collect data for each pumpkin and compare it to the estimation. Students question...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

One, Few, Many #1

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this activity, students view nine pictures, count how many objects are in each one and then draw a line between the picture and its matching quantity.
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Worksheet
Math 4 Children

Counting from 1 to 10

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Early math learners count the number of balls in a row and write the number from 1 to 10. Help them connect the quantity of objects to the numeral using visuals to make clear that each number is one more than its predecessor. Provides...

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