Counting to 120 with the Shoo Dance!
Lesson Description
Video Resource
Count to 120 | One to 120 | Varsity Parking Lot | 1 to 120 Rap | PhonicsMan 120 Shoo
PhonicsMan
Key Concepts
- Counting sequence
- Number recognition
- Counting from different starting points
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to count from 1 to 120.
- Students will be able to identify numbers within the range of 1 to 120.
Educator Instructions
- Introduction (5 mins)
Begin by asking students if they know how to count. Ask them what's the highest number they can count to. Introduce the video and explain that it will teach them to count to 120 with a fun song and dance. - Video Viewing (5 mins)
Play the 'Count to 120' video. Encourage students to sing along and do the 'Shoo Dance'. - Counting Practice (10 mins)
After the video, practice counting as a class. Start from 1 and go to 120. Then, start from different numbers like 25, 50, or 83, and count to 120. Use a number line or hundreds chart as a visual aid. - Number Recognition Activity (10 mins)
Write numbers from 1 to 120 on flashcards or a whiteboard. Call out a number and have students point to it. You can also play a game where you say a number, and students have to say the next number in the sequence. - Wrap-up (5 mins)
Review what they learned today. Ask students what their favorite number is between 1 and 120. Play the video one more time for fun.
Interactive Exercises
- Number Line Jump
Use a large number line (or draw one on the floor). Call out a number and have a student jump to that number. Then, have them jump forward a few numbers and say what number they landed on. - Missing Number Game
Write a sequence of numbers on the board, but leave one number out (e.g., 1, 2, _, 4, 5). Have students fill in the missing number.
Discussion Questions
- What was your favorite part of the song?
- What is the biggest number you heard in the song?
- What other ways can we learn to count?
Skills Developed
- Counting fluency
- Number recognition
- Auditory learning
- Following directions (Shoo Dance)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1:
What number comes after 10?
Correct Answer: 11
Question 2:
What number is one more than 20?
Correct Answer: 21
Question 3:
Which number is bigger, 5 or 8?
Correct Answer: 8
Question 4:
What number comes before 30?
Correct Answer: 29
Question 5:
What number is this: 45?
Correct Answer: Forty-five
Question 6:
Which of these numbers is the smallest?
Correct Answer: 10
Question 7:
What number comes right after 79?
Correct Answer: 80
Question 8:
What number is shown below: 100?
Correct Answer: One hundred
Question 9:
Count to 50. What is the next number to come?
Correct Answer: 51
Question 10:
Which number comes before 12?
Correct Answer: 11
Fill in the Blank Questions
Question 1:
The number after 5 is _______.
Correct Answer: 6
Question 2:
The number before 10 is _______.
Correct Answer: 9
Question 3:
10 + 1 = _______.
Correct Answer: 11
Question 4:
20 + 1 = _______.
Correct Answer: 21
Question 5:
The number between 12 and 14 is _______.
Correct Answer: 13
Question 6:
What number is one less than 50. ______
Correct Answer: 49
Question 7:
If you count from 1-10. The number 7 comes after the number _______.
Correct Answer: 6
Question 8:
The number after 99 is _______.
Correct Answer: 100
Question 9:
What number is shown below? 119 ____
Correct Answer: one hundred nineteen
Question 10:
What number is one more than 19. _______
Correct Answer: 20
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