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Students practice counting objects and writing numbers from 1 to 20 to build a strong number foundation.
Imagine you are a treasure hunter who found a chest full of 20 gold coins. How would you count them to make sure a sneaky pirate didn't take any?
Let's count small crackers on a plate. 1. Point to the first cracker and say "One" (). 2. Point to the next and say "Two" (). 3. Point to the next and say "Three" (). 4. Point to the next and say "Four" (). 5. Point to the last one and say "Five" (). There are crackers in total!
Quick Check
What number comes right after when we are counting up?
Answer
The number comes after .
Imagine you have a stack of blue blocks and you add red blocks on top. 1. Start at the top of the blue stack: "Ten" (). 2. Add the first red block: "Eleven" (). 3. Add the second red block: "Twelve" (). 4. Add the third red block: "Thirteen" (). Your tower is blocks high!
Quick Check
How do you write the number sixteen using digits?
Answer
You write it as .
Writing numbers is like drawing special shapes. A is a simple line down, while an looks like two circles stacked together. When you see a group of objects, like stars, you can count them and then write the number to show how many there are. Remember, the last number you say when counting a group tells you the total amount. If you count to and stop, you have things!
You have a big jar of marbles. You count them one by one: all the way to . You find one more marble on the floor and add it to the pile. 1. You already had . 2. One more than is . 3. To write twenty, you put a in the front and a at the end: .
Which number comes between and ?
How do you write the number 'twelve'?
When counting to , you say the number before you say .
Review Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning, try to count all the way to while you are getting dressed. Can you remember which number comes after ?
Practice Activity
Find a handful of small items (like buttons or cereal pieces). Practice counting them one by one up to , touching each one as you go!