Counting Fun: Exploring Numbers 50 to 59!

Math Grades 1st Grade 11:10 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn to count from 50 to 59 using beads and number lines! We'll practice counting up and down, and play fun matching games.

Video Resource

Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Introduction to Number 50 to 59

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Duration: 11:10
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Key Concepts

  • Counting from 50 to 59
  • Place Value: Tens and Ones (5 tens + ones)
  • Number Recognition
  • Ascending and Descending Order

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to count forward and backward from 50 to 59.
  • Students will be able to identify the numbers 50 to 59 when shown a numeral or representation (e.g., beads).
  • Students will be able to understand that numbers 50-59 are composed of 5 tens and some ones.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about the number 50. Show the video 'Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Introduction to Number 50 to 59'. Explain that they're going to learn how to count all the way to 59!
  • Counting with Beads (10 mins)
    After the video, use physical beads or drawings to represent numbers from 50 to 59. Group beads into sets of 10 to visually show the '5 tens' and add individual beads to represent the 'ones'. Have students count along as you add each bead.
  • Number Line Practice (10 mins)
    Draw a number line on the board from 50 to 59. Point to different numbers and have students identify them. Practice counting forward and backward along the number line.
  • Matching Game (10 mins)
    Prepare cards with numbers 50-59 written on them, and separate cards with representations of these numbers (e.g., 5 tens and 3 ones drawn as beads). Have students match the number cards to their corresponding representations.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the numbers 50 to 59 one last time. Ask students to shout out their favorite number between 50 and 59.

Interactive Exercises

  • Missing Number
    Write a sequence of numbers (e.g., 52, __, 54, __, 56) on the board and have students fill in the missing numbers.
  • I Spy
    Hide number cards (50-59) around the room. Have students find the cards and identify the numbers.

Discussion Questions

  • What comes after 55?
  • What number has 5 tens and 2 ones?
  • Can you count backwards from 59 to 50?
  • What is your favorite number between 50 and 59? Why?

Skills Developed

  • Number Recognition
  • Counting Skills
  • Place Value Understanding
  • Sequential Reasoning

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What number comes after 52?

Correct Answer: 53

Question 2:

Which number has 5 tens and 5 ones?

Correct Answer: 55

Question 3:

What number is one less than 58?

Correct Answer: 57

Question 4:

Which of these numbers is the biggest?

Correct Answer: 59

Question 5:

How many tens are in the number 54?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

What number comes right before 51?

Correct Answer: 50

Question 7:

Which number looks like this: 5 tens and 8 ones?

Correct Answer: 58

Question 8:

What is the smallest number in this group: 52, 56, 51, 59?

Correct Answer: 51

Question 9:

What number has a 5 in the tens place and a 0 in the ones place?

Correct Answer: 50

Question 10:

What number is missing: 54, 55, __, 57?

Correct Answer: 56

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The number that comes after 57 is ____.

Correct Answer: 58

Question 2:

5 tens and 3 ones makes the number ____.

Correct Answer: 53

Question 3:

The number that is one less than 55 is ____.

Correct Answer: 54

Question 4:

In the number 59, the 9 is in the ____ place.

Correct Answer: ones

Question 5:

The number before 50 is ____.

Correct Answer: 49

Question 6:

5 tens and 7 ones is ____.

Correct Answer: 57

Question 7:

56, ___, 58. The missing number is ____.

Correct Answer: 57

Question 8:

The biggest number between 50 and 59 is ____.

Correct Answer: 59

Question 9:

If you have 5 sets of ten beads, you have ____ beads.

Correct Answer: 50

Question 10:

____ is 5 tens and 1 one.

Correct Answer: 51

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:Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as special cases: CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).

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