Clarifications
Clarification 1: Instruction focuses on developing an understanding of cardinality and one-to-one correspondence.Clarification 2: Instruction includes counting objects and pictures presented in a line, rectangular array, circle or scattered arrangement. Objects presented in a scattered arrangement are limited to 10.
Clarification 3: Within this benchmark, the expectation is not to write the number in word form.
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STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity
In this MEA, students will help pick a flower that will be the focus of the Spring Festival. They will practice counting pictures and representing the number of pictures with a written numeral.
In teams, students will make decisions about how to select the best bakery based on various cupcake characteristics (e.g., taste, smell).
Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.
MFAS Formative Assessments
Students are asked to count eight books and decide how many bookmarks they would need if they gave each book a bookmark.
Students are asked to count a set of cubes, rearrange the cubes, and then determine the number of cubes in the rearranged set.
Students count the objects in a set and write the number of objects they counted.
Students are asked to count sets of cubes and determine how many cubes are in each set. Next, students are given a set of cubes and asked to count out a given number of cubes.
Students are asked to count a set of seven cubes, rearrange the cubes, and then determine the number of cubes in the rearranged set.
Students are asked to match four ten frames representing different numbers to the correct numerals.
Students are read the book, You Can Do It, Sam, by Amy Hest and are asked to count the number of cakes and houses in the illustrations.
Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades K-5
Help Lucy the dog recognize and write number 4. She will also learn to count up to 4 objects using a ten frame and number line in this interactive tutorial.
Learn to how to recognize and write the number 5 and count up to 5 objects using 10 frames and number lines as you help Lucy the dog plan a party in this interactive tutorial.
Help Lucy and Izzy learn to recognize and write the number 2. In this interactive tutorial, you'll also count two objects and use a 10 frame and a number line.
This is part 2 in a multi-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials.
Help Lucy and Izzy explore the numbers 0 and 1 using writing, ten frames and number lines in this interactive tutorial.
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Original Student Tutorials
Learn to how to recognize and write the number 5 and count up to 5 objects using 10 frames and number lines as you help Lucy the dog plan a party in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Help Lucy the dog recognize and write number 4. She will also learn to count up to 4 objects using a ten frame and number line in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Help Lucy and Izzy learn to recognize and write the number 2. In this interactive tutorial, you'll also count two objects and use a 10 frame and a number line.
This is part 2 in a multi-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Help Lucy and Izzy explore the numbers 0 and 1 using writing, ten frames and number lines in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn about the American flag by identifying colors and shapes and sorting parts of flag designs into groups in this interactive S.T.E.M. and civics integrated tutorial.
This is part 1 of 2-part series, click HERE to view part 2.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn about the American flag by sorting flag designs and features into groups and counting the objects in a group in this interactive S.T.E.M. and civics integrated tutorial.
This is part 2 of 2-part series, click HERE to view part 1.
Type: Original Student Tutorial