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The last number tells how many: Kindergarten math

Cardinality: the last number said tells how many. A free kindergarten lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: cardinality: the last number said tells how many.

Teach (10 min)

  • Touch each one once and say one number for it.
  • The last number you say tells how many.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/numsense.k_count?lesson=prek-numsense-count-1&at=K

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Use the first three questions on the printable sheet as a slip.

Printable sheet

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

The last number tells how many (Kindergarten)

  1. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  2. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  3. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  4. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  5. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  6. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  7. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  8. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  9. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  10. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  11. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
  12. How many are there? Touch each one once as you count.
Key
  1. 6
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 6
  7. 4
  8. 6
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 7
  12. 9

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