Counting 0 to 10 Lesson Plan: Counting and Cardinality
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP Jr. topic Counting 0 to 10, and supports the standard of understanding the relationship between numbers and quantities. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Prompt students to reflect on past experiences with counting. Ask: When do you count? What do you count?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Play the Counting 0 to 10 movie.
- Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and discuss it as a class. Then play to see how Annie answers it.
TIP: The pause button turns red to remind you to pause.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Students take the Easy Quiz or Hard Quiz, demonstrating what they learned about the topic while applying essential literacy skills.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about counting from 0 to 10 while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student or grade-level needs.
- Draw About It: Draw 4 cats and 4 dogs. Count to find the total number of animals.
- Activity: Count your breaths to practice mindfulness with Moby.
- Talk About It: Look around the room to count how many of each object you see.
- Write About It: Practice writing the numbers 0 to 10.
More to Explore
Number Sense Unit: Continue to build understanding around number sense by exploring more BrainPOP Jr. topics.
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