Leap into Counting: Discovering Number Patterns!

Math Grades 1st Grade 9:25 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn how to count forward in steps! We'll use fun pictures and games to find number patterns and become super counters!

Video Resource

Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Counting Forward in Stages

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Duration: 9:25
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Key Concepts

  • Counting forward in stages (skip counting)
  • Identifying number patterns
  • Adding the same number repeatedly

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to count forward in stages of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10.
  • Students will be able to identify the number pattern when counting forward in stages.
  • Students will be able to predict the next number in a sequence when counting forward in stages.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what their favorite animal is. Briefly introduce the video and explain that they'll be learning how to count forward like a butterfly, a frog.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Play the video "Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Counting Forward in Stages". Encourage students to follow along and count with the characters in the video.
  • Guided Practice (8 mins)
    After the video, review the examples shown (counting by 2s, 5s, 3s, 10s, and 4s). Write these sequences on the board and have students practice filling in the next few numbers in each sequence as a class.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Distribute worksheets with number sequences where students must fill in the missing numbers by counting forward in stages. Provide different levels of difficulty.

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Hop
    Create a number line on the floor with tape. Have students hop along the number line, counting forward in stages (e.g., hop by 2s, starting at 0).
  • Counting Chain
    Start with a number and have each student add the same number to the previous number to create a counting chain (e.g., start with 3, add 3 each time: 3, 6, 9, 12...).

Discussion Questions

  • What patterns did you see when the butterfly was counting?
  • How is counting by 5s similar to looking at a clock?
  • Can you think of other times when we count in stages?

Skills Developed

  • Counting skills
  • Pattern recognition
  • Addition

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What comes next: 2, 4, 6, ?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 2:

What comes next: 5, 10, 15, ?

Correct Answer: 20

Question 3:

What comes next: 3, 6, 9, ?

Correct Answer: 12

Question 4:

If we count by 10s, what comes after 20?

Correct Answer: 30

Question 5:

What number do we add each time when counting like this: 4, 8, 12?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 6:

Which is counting by 2s?

Correct Answer: 2, 4, 6

Question 7:

Which is counting by 5s?

Correct Answer: 5, 10, 15

Question 8:

If you start at 10 and count by 10s, what is the next number?

Correct Answer: 20

Question 9:

What is skip counting?

Correct Answer: Counting by patterns

Question 10:

What number comes next: 4, 8, 12, __?

Correct Answer: 16

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

When we count by 2s, we add __ each time.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 2:

When we count by 5s, we add __ each time.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 3:

3, 6, 9, 12, ___ is counting by 3s.

Correct Answer: 15

Question 4:

10, 20, 30, ___ is counting by 10s.

Correct Answer: 40

Question 5:

If you count by 2s starting at 4, the next number is __.

Correct Answer: 6

Question 6:

Counting forward in stages is also called ____ counting.

Correct Answer: skip

Question 7:

The numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 are in stages of __.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 8:

If we start at 0 and count in stages of 5, the next number is ___.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 9:

4, 8, 12, 16, ___ is counting in stages of 4

Correct Answer: 20

Question 10:

If you start counting by 10s at the number 5, the next number is __.

Correct Answer: 15

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). 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.

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