Skipping to 100: A Fun Way to Count!

Math Grades 1st Grade 2:11 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to count to 100 by skipping and moving with the Champs from GoNoodle! This lesson uses physical activity to make counting fun and engaging for first graders.

Video Resource

Let's Skip to 100! - Learn to Count | Activities For Kids | GoNoodle

GoNoodle | Get Moving

Duration: 2:11
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Key Concepts

  • Counting to 100
  • Number recognition
  • Skip counting (implied)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to count to 100 with assistance.
  • Students will be able to recognize numbers up to 100.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know how to count to 100. Ask them what the 100th day of school is. Explain that today, we will learn to count to 100 by skipping and moving along with the Champs from GoNoodle!
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Play the 'Let's Skip to 100! - Learn to Count | Activities For Kids | GoNoodle' video. Encourage students to participate actively and skip along with the characters.
  • Counting Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, practice counting as a class. Start from 1 and count to 100. Break the counting into segments (e.g., 1-20, 21-40) and have different students lead each segment. Practice skip counting by 10s.
  • Activity Time (10 mins)
    Engage students in physical activities while counting. For example: Do 10 jumping jacks, count to 10. Hop on one foot 5 times, count to 5. Touch your toes 10 times, count to 10.
  • Wrap-Up (5 mins)
    Review what the students learned. Have the students recite the numbers from 1 - 10, then skip count by 10s to 100. Discuss anything confusing.

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Hop
    Create a number line on the floor using tape or chalk. Have students hop along the number line while counting to 100.
  • Counting Jar
    Fill a jar with 100 small objects (e.g., beans, beads). Have students take turns estimating how many objects are in the jar and then count them together.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite way to count?
  • What number comes after 55?
  • What is the next number after 10 when skip counting by 10s?

Skills Developed

  • Counting skills
  • Number recognition
  • Gross motor skills
  • Active Listening

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What number comes after 20?

Correct Answer: 21

Question 2:

Which number is bigger, 15 or 5?

Correct Answer: 15

Question 3:

When we count by 10s, what comes after 30?

Correct Answer: 40

Question 4:

Which of these numbers is the smallest?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 5:

What number comes just before 10?

Correct Answer: 9

Question 6:

What number is shown with 1 ten and 0 ones?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 7:

Which number is the biggest?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 8:

What number is after 65?

Correct Answer: 66

Question 9:

When we are counting by 10s, what comes after 60?

Correct Answer: 70

Question 10:

What is 10 + 10?

Correct Answer: 20

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The number after 9 is ______.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 2:

When we count by 10s, 20 comes after ______.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 3:

The number before 5 is ______.

Correct Answer: 4

Question 4:

10 + 0 = ______.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 5:

The number ______ comes between 1 and 3.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 6:

10 comes after ______.

Correct Answer: 9

Question 7:

When counting by 10s, the next number after 50 is ______.

Correct Answer: 60

Question 8:

______ comes after 79.

Correct Answer: 80

Question 9:

Ten more than twenty is ______.

Correct Answer: 30

Question 10:

80 is ______ less than 90.

Correct Answer: 10

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

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