Curated OER
Counting by 3s, 4s, and 5s
Can learners recognize the pattern in these number sequences? Here's a hint: it's skip counting by either three, four, or five. There are three examples at the top demonstrating each of these, and scholars complete 15 number sequences to...
Curated OER
Counting Back
Where does the frog stop? Help youngster visualize subtraction with a frog on 10 steps. He starts on the step coordinated with the minuend and hops down based on the subtrahend. By doing this, scholars are counting on backwards and...
Illustrative Mathematics
How Many Days Until Summer Vacation?
On the 124th day of school, young mathematicians are asked to find out how many days are left in the 180-day school year. The teacher version to the task offers several ways the problem can be solved, and can be used to guide instruction...
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...
Illustrative Mathematics
Counting Circles II
Fill those extra ten minutes of math time with this fun counting activity. Given a short sequence of numbers, young mathematicians stand in a circle and count one-by-one until the last number is reached, at which point the whole group...
Curated OER
Counting Down
It's time for liftoff for these math rockets and the only way to get them into the sky is through the power of subtraction! Scholars begin with a double-digit number, subtracting numbers in a sequence to reach zero. There are four...
Curated OER
Counting Out Loud
These number sequences are quite fun to look at! Beginning counters complete six of them as they say and write in the numbers. They count only by 1s, however some of these move from greatest to least. The highest number here is 20. Once...
Curated OER
Primary Counting Skills
Class members drill and practice counting skills from 1 to 20. They count along with a puppet and when the puppet makes a mistake, they correct it. In pairs, they connect cubes to make a train and count the number used. On the last of...
Curated OER
How Many Ways Can You Count?
Youngsters chorally count to 100 by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s, and backwards from 20, using chip markers and a hundreds chart. Includes a printable chart and a teacher checklist for assessing mastery.
Curated OER
Finding Solutions by Working Backwards
In this math worksheet, students learn to solve word problems by working backwards. Students read the 20 word problems and solve them, choosing the best answer from 4 choices. There are helpful hints on the page to clue students to work...
Curated OER
Count Backwards and Complete the Series
In this count backwards learning exercise, students count backwards from 100 to 95 and complete the series by filling in the missing numbers. Students fill in 3 missing numbers.
Curated OER
Count backwards and complete the series
In this complete the series instructional activity, students count backwards to fill in the blanks for numbers 789 through 784. Students complete 4 numbers.
Royal Baloo
Star Wars K-2nd Math Pack
Included in a Star Wars themed packet, young padawans enhance mathematical skills such as graphing, computing using basic operations, counting numbers and money, telling time, and measuring. Scholars play a game of sudoku, read number...
Curated OER
Skittles Math
For this using Skittles candy to solve problems worksheet, students count them, sort them by color, make and color a pattern, and line them up to count backwards while eating them to zero. Students complete four activities.
Curated OER
Ordering
Four sequences are missing some numbers; can your scholars fill them in? These aviation-themed number sequences require skip counting and counting backward. Beside each pattern learners can reference a jumbled set of numbers inside a...
Curated OER
Frogs Hopping by 2s
Hop to it! Beginning counters fill in water lily number sequences as a frog "hops" across them, skip counting by twos. There are five sequences in total, and some require counting backward. Learners can reference the two examples, which...
Curated OER
Identifying Patterns
Investigators examine the clues to complete 17 sequences by skip counting backwards. There are two examples to get them started, and all of these patterns include the first three numbers but are missing the last five. If you want...
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...
Math Learning Center
Second Grade Assessments and Scoring Checklists, Common Core State Standards
How are your second graders progressing in their math skills? Find out with a series of math assessment activities. With baseline assessment score sheets for each skill, you can track how well your kids are adding, subtracting, telling...
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...
Education Creations
Morning Math
Jump-start your morning mathematicians with this set of warm ups! Consider simply projecting the problem of the day for the entire class and having them complete the work in individual notebooks or with a partner. Concepts include...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 2 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 3)
A set of third grade math vocabulary cards include topics that range from addition properties to terms like estimate and fact family. Each sheet has two cards on it. The top half is the word printed in bold text, while the bottom is the...
Curated OER
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
Count Backward and Complete the Series #12
In this count backward and complete the series #12 worksheet, students interactively enter the four missing numbers to complete the series by counting back, then check the answer online.