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Keep Counting From Here

  • Kindergarten
  • Mathematics
  • K.CC.A.2
  • Counting & Cardinality
  • Free lesson

Aligned to K.CC.A.2 — Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

What this lesson teaches

We do not always start at 1 - we can start at any number and keep counting up.

Worked examples

Example 1

Start at 6 and keep going: 7, 8, 9, 10. You do not have to say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 first.

Example 2

You already counted 12 blocks. A friend brings more, so keep going from there: 13, 14, 15. You do not start over at 1.

Example 3

Start at 9 and count on: 10, 11, 12. The next number is always one more than the one you just said.

Practice questions

  1. Start at 4 and count to 10.
  2. A friend says 7 - what number comes next?
  3. Start at 12 and say the next three numbers.

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Sigue contando desde aquí

No siempre empezamos en el 1 - podemos empezar en cualquier número y seguir contando hacia arriba.

Ejemplo 1: Empieza en el 6 y sigue: 7, 8, 9, 10. No tienes que decir 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 primero.

Ejemplo 2: Ya contaste 12 bloques. Un amigo trae más, así que sigue desde ahí: 13, 14, 15. No empiezas otra vez en 1.

Ejemplo 3: Empieza en 9 y sigue contando: 10, 11, 12. El siguiente número siempre es uno más que el que acabas de decir.

More Counting & Cardinality lessons

Counting Objects One by OneK.CC.B.4Counting All the Way to 100K.CC.A.1Writing Our NumbersK.CC.A.3How Many Do You See?K.CC.B.5More, Less, or the SameK.CC.C.6Which Number Is Bigger?K.CC.C.7

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