Counting by Tens with Toby the Sheep!

Math Grades 1st Grade 2:04 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to skip count by tens up to 100 with Toby the Sheep! This lesson uses a fun video and interactive activities to help you master counting by tens.

Video Resource

Skip Counting by 10 for Kids. How to Skip Counting? Easy Math for 1 Grade!

Kids Academy

Duration: 2:04
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Key Concepts

  • Skip Counting
  • Counting by Tens
  • Number Recognition (10-100)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to count by tens from 10 to 100.
  • Students will be able to identify numbers that are multiples of ten (10, 20, 30, etc.).
  • Students will be able to relate counting by tens to groups of ten objects.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know how to count to 10. Briefly review counting to 10. Explain that today they will be learning how to count even faster by counting by tens! Tell them they will watch a video with Toby the Sheep who needs help counting sheep.
  • Video Viewing (3 mins)
    Play the YouTube video 'Skip Counting by 10 for Kids. How to Skip Counting? Easy Math for 1 Grade!' from Kids Academy. Encourage students to count along with Toby.
  • Discussion (5 mins)
    After the video, have a short discussion about what they learned. Ask them to repeat the numbers they counted by: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100.
  • Interactive Activity: Counting Objects by Tens (10 mins)
    Provide students with manipulatives (e.g., blocks, counters, crayons). Have them create groups of ten objects. Then, guide them to count the total number of objects by tens. For example, if they have 3 groups of ten, they would count: 10, 20, 30.
  • Worksheet Practice (10 mins)
    Distribute a worksheet with skip counting exercises. The worksheet should include number lines where students fill in the missing numbers when counting by tens, and activities where students match groups of ten objects with the corresponding number (e.g., a picture of 4 groups of 10 blocks matched to the number 40).
  • Wrap up (2 mins)
    Quickly review the counting by 10's up to 100 and praise effort!

Interactive Exercises

  • Clap and Count
    The teacher claps a certain number of times that are multiples of ten. Students count the claps by tens and say the final number. For example, the teacher claps 4 times, students count 10, 20, 30, 40, and say '40!'
  • Number Line Jump
    Use a number line displayed on the board. Start at 0 and have students take turns jumping along the number line by tens, calling out each number (10, 20, 30, etc.).

Discussion Questions

  • What comes after 30 when we count by tens?
  • Can you think of a time when counting by tens would be helpful?

Skills Developed

  • Skip Counting
  • Number Recognition
  • Problem Solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What number comes after 20 when we count by 10?

Correct Answer: 30

Question 2:

Which of these numbers do we say when counting by 10?

Correct Answer: 40

Question 3:

If you have 6 groups of ten crayons, how many crayons do you have?

Correct Answer: 60

Question 4:

Which number is the biggest when we count by 10 to 50?

Correct Answer: 50

Question 5:

What is one group of ten?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 6:

What number comes before 70 when we count by 10?

Correct Answer: 60

Question 7:

What number comes after 80 when we count by 10?

Correct Answer: 90

Question 8:

Which of these numbers do we say when counting by 10?

Correct Answer: 90

Question 9:

Which number is smallest when we count by 10 to 40?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 10:

What number comes before 20 when we count by 10?

Correct Answer: 10

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

10, 20, _____, 40

Correct Answer: 30

Question 2:

_____, 60, 70, 80

Correct Answer: 50

Question 3:

90 comes after _____

Correct Answer: 80

Question 4:

10, _____, 30

Correct Answer: 20

Question 5:

40, 50, ______

Correct Answer: 60

Question 6:

70, 80, _____

Correct Answer: 90

Question 7:

_____ comes after 90 and before 110

Correct Answer: 100

Question 8:

_____ comes after 0 and before 20

Correct Answer: 10

Question 9:

_____ comes before 50 and after 30

Correct Answer: 40

Question 10:

40, _____, 60, 70

Correct Answer: 50

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). 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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