Common Core: Counting and Cardinality
As set out by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) in the Common Core State Standards Initiative. For more information, please visit the Counting and Cardinality domain at the Common Core State Standards website.
Series: Focus on the Child
Matching Quantity with Child 3
June 11, 2015
A child produces a small set of counters to match a shown quantity.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K
- Tags Subitizing, Child 3
Series: Focus on the Child June 11, 2015
Estimating Quantity with Child 3
A student approximates the number of cubes in collections of increasing quantity.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Estimation, Unifix Cubes, Comparing, Child 3
Series: Focus on the Child June 11, 2015
Estimating Quantity with Child 8
A child estimates the number of cubes in a collection.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Estimation, Child 8, Comparing, Unifix Cubes
Series: Focus on the Child June 11, 2015
Parts & Wholes with Child 29
A kindergarten student determines how many bears are in and out of their cave.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Animals, Child 29
Series: Focus on the Child February 12, 2015
One-to-One Correspondence with Child 6
A student determines how many blocks there are.
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags English Language Learner, Child 6
Series: Ideas at Work October 3, 2014
First Grade Number Talks Ideas from a First Grade Teacher
This blog post provides some great ideas for first grade Number Talks sessions. These 10-15 minute activities can be centered around the rekenrek or dot cards and are designed to reinforce students’ understanding of number…
- Topic: Number Sense, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade
- Tags Number Talks, Rekenrek, Dot cards
Series: Video from Others September 29, 2014
How to Use a Rekenrek
The video gives a great overview of how to use a rekenrek. It also provides a few specific examples of problems that you could give to your students.
- Topic: Number Sense, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Subitizing, Rekenrek
Series: About Early Math August 26, 2014
For Kids, Learning Math Comes Naturally
This RadioLab story asks whether one can live without using math. As babies and kids learning math and counting, do we understand complex concepts more than we think? Experts point out that babies seem to…
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags English Language Learner, Child 7
Series: Focus on the Child June 2, 2014
Counting Principles in Action with Child 18
A child determines a given quantity of blocks and then finds the new amount as blocks are added to the set.
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Child 18
Do the math.
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