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Skip Counting to Music
Your youngest mathematicians skip count by 2's, 5's, and 10's as they sing along to a Hap Palmer song that helps them remember the patterns. Students practice in whole group and then individually with the worksheet provided, using the...
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Count by Tens to 50 (Hearts)
For Valentine's Day math review, primary learners count the hearts (in groups of 10) on each of 7 lines of a worksheet. Skip count by 10s and write the number of hearts (range: 10-50) in a space on the right hand column of the page.
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Fraction Problem Solving Process
Help your charges solve a variety of fraction and skip counting problems using a problem solving process. As a class they work through a fraction problem step-by-step, and discuss a real-life connection to the problem. Students then play...
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Learning Even and Odd Numbers
For this math lesson, young learners receive a numeral written on a paper and arrange themselves in chronological order. They illustrate skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's using their numerals and then complete an individual 100 chart...
Mixing in Math
Take Ten: Make Cleaning Up More Fun with Predictions and Counting
Class members predict and count how many items need to be cleaned up in class while skip counting by 10s. They estimate whether having each child clean up 10 items will be enough to get the room ready for the next day. Everyone counts...
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The Counting Caterpillar
A daily counting routine builds a caterpillar with 100 body segments (marked with symbols to indicate 2s, 5s, and 10s) by the 100th day of school. Provides structured repetition as part of the morning routine so that by 100th day,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Number of the Day
Daily routines not only help to manage classrooms, they can also provide learners with rich opportunities for learning. This activity supports young learners in developing their number sense by counting up the school days on a class 100...
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The Skip-Counting Game!
In this math learning exercise, students learn skip-counting by 2's, 5's and 10's by learning a memory device poem. The 4 verse poem helps students discover number patterns.
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Count By Twos, Fives, Tens
In this skip counting worksheet, students solve 3 problems in which they count by twos, fives or tens. The pattern is continued for three numbers that will be written on large primary lines.
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Celebrate Sunflowers
Students skip count with sunflower seeds. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students discuss the history of sunflowers. Students count by 1's, 2's, and 10's with bags full of sunflower seeds.
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Counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s
Students practice counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s in order to prepare for counting and adding the values of coins.
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All About Money
Few topics engage young mathematicians as much as learning about money. Through a series of shared readings and hands-on activities, children explore the US currency system, learning how to count money and calculate change as they create...
Curriculum Corner
Valentine's Math and Literacy Centers
Look no further for a Valentine's Day-themed packet intended for math and literacy centers. Learners practice writing, reading, and representing numbers in a variety of ways, including skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 100. The pink...