Counting to 100: A Fun Adventure!

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Lesson Description

Let's learn about the number 100! We'll explore what 100 means and how to count to it. Get ready for a number adventure!

Video Resource

Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Introduction to Number 100

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Key Concepts

  • Counting to 100
  • Understanding '100' as a quantity
  • Recognizing the number 100

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to count to 100.
  • Students will be able to identify the number 100.
  • Students will understand that 100 represents a specific quantity.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what the biggest number they know is. Introduce the number 100. Explain that today, they'll be learning all about it.
  • Watch the Video (5 mins)
    Play the YouTube video: Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Introduction to Number 100. Have students pay close attention to how 100 is represented.
  • Counting Activity (10 mins)
    Have students count aloud as a class to 100. You can use visual aids like a hundreds chart, blocks, or even their fingers and toes.
  • Group Activity (10 mins)
    Divide the class into groups. Give each group a set of 100 small objects (e.g., beans, buttons, beads). Have them work together to count and organize the objects.
  • Wrap-Up (5 mins)
    Review what the students learned about the number 100. Ask them to share something new they learned.

Interactive Exercises

  • Hundreds Chart Fun
    Give each student a hundreds chart. Have them color in specific numbers you call out or follow patterns (e.g., color all the even numbers).
  • Counting Collections
    Provide different collections of items (less than 100). Have students estimate if there are more or less than 100, then count to find the exact number.

Discussion Questions

  • What does the number 100 look like?
  • Can you think of things you see every day that you might have 100 of?

Skills Developed

  • Counting skills
  • Number recognition
  • Quantity understanding

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What number comes after 99?

Correct Answer: 100

Question 2:

Which one of these is the number 100?

Correct Answer: 100

Question 3:

If you have 10 groups of 10, how many do you have in all?

Correct Answer: 100

Question 4:

Is 100 more or less than 50?

Correct Answer: More

Question 5:

Which number is closest to 100?

Correct Answer: 99

Question 6:

Which of these numbers is bigger than 100?

Correct Answer: 101

Question 7:

Which of these is NOT the number 100?

Correct Answer: Cinco

Question 8:

If you count by tens, what comes after 90?

Correct Answer: 100

Question 9:

Which number comes before 100?

Correct Answer: 99

Question 10:

Is 100 made of one ten, or ten tens?

Correct Answer: Ten tens

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The number that comes after 99 is _______.

Correct Answer: 100

Question 2:

One hundred is the same as ______ tens.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 3:

The number before 100 is _______.

Correct Answer: 99

Question 4:

100 is a _______ number.

Correct Answer: big

Question 5:

The number 100 has _____ zeros.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 6:

To count to 100, you start at ____.

Correct Answer: 1

Question 7:

When you count by tens, the last number before 100 is ______.

Correct Answer: 90

Question 8:

100 is more than ____.

Correct Answer: 50

Question 9:

If you add 50 and 50, you get ______.

Correct Answer: 100

Question 10:

The number _____ has two digits and is smaller than 100.

Correct Answer: 99

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1:Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral. CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.B.2.C:The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).

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