Touch and count

What this lesson shows

7 apples in a row. Touch each one once and say one number: 1, 2, 3, up to 7. Then write 7.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: 7 apples. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

1. Touch each one once
2. Say one number for each
3. The last number tells how many
4. Write the number

Helping at home

Read each box aloud. Your kid touches each thing once and says one number, then writes the last number said. Go slowly: one touch, one number.

If your kid gets stuck

Touch each one once. The last number tells how many.

Standards

• Common Core K.CC.B.4a
  When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.

More in this unit

• The last number tells how many
• Moved, but still the same
• Counting a messy group
• Counting rows to 20
• Count out just enough
• Don't skip a number
• First, second, third
• New order, same count
• One more each time
• How many at a glance