Leaping into Learning: Count by 5's to 120!

Math Grades 1st Grade 2:11 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn to count by 5's all the way to 120 with fun exercises that get our bodies and brains working together!

Video Resource

Count to 120 by 5's | Learn to Count | Skip Count | Jack Hartmann

Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel

Duration: 2:11
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Key Concepts

  • Skip counting by 5's
  • Number patterns
  • The relationship between counting and addition

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to count by 5's to 120.
  • Students will be able to identify the pattern when counting by 5's.
  • Students will be able to connect skip counting to real-world scenarios.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know how to count by 5's. Briefly discuss what skip counting means. Explain that today, they'll learn to count by 5's all the way to 120 while doing fun exercises!
  • Video Time! (5 mins)
    Play the Jack Hartmann 'Count to 120 by 5's' video. Encourage students to actively participate in the counting and exercises.
  • Discussion and Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, review the numbers counted. Write them on the board (5, 10, 15, 20...). Ask students what they notice about the numbers. Practice counting by 5's as a class, with students taking turns saying the next number.
  • Activity: Counting by 5's with Manipulatives (10 mins)
    Provide students with manipulatives like blocks or small toys. Ask them to create groups of 5. Then, have them count the total number of objects by 5's (5 blocks, 10 blocks, 15 blocks...). Alternatively, use number line to highlight the multiples of 5.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Summarize what was learned. Ask students when they might use counting by 5's in real life (e.g., counting money, counting fingers on hands).

Interactive Exercises

  • Clap and Count
    The teacher claps a multiple of 5 (e.g., 3 claps for 15). Students then have to say the number (15) aloud.
  • Hop to It!
    Write numbers 5-120 on pieces of paper spread out on the floor. Call out a number divisible by 5 and have students hop to that number.

Discussion Questions

  • What do you notice about all the numbers when we count by 5's?
  • Can you think of a time when you might need to count by 5's?
  • How is counting by 5s similar to or different from counting by 1s?

Skills Developed

  • Skip Counting
  • Number Recognition
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Active Listening
  • Gross Motor Skills

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What number comes after 10 when we count by 5's?

Correct Answer: 15

Question 2:

Which of these numbers do we say when we count by 5's?

Correct Answer: 35

Question 3:

If you have 2 groups of 5 toys, how many toys do you have in all?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 4:

What is the next number in the pattern: 5, 10, 15, ___?

Correct Answer: 20

Question 5:

What number is 5 more than 45?

Correct Answer: 40

Question 6:

Which exercise did Jack do in the video?

Correct Answer: Arm Curls

Question 7:

Which of these is NOT a number we say when counting by 5s?

Correct Answer: 32

Question 8:

What number is right before 60 when we count by 5's?

Correct Answer: 55

Question 9:

Which group of numbers are all counted by 5's?

Correct Answer: 5, 10, 15, 20

Question 10:

What is the last number we counted to in the song?

Correct Answer: 120

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

When we count by 5's, the next number after 5 is ____.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 2:

Counting by 5's helps us to add faster by _____ counting.

Correct Answer: skip

Question 3:

If you count 5 fingers on each hand, you have _____ fingers in total.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 4:

The number that comes before 25 when we count by 5's is ____.

Correct Answer: 20

Question 5:

We can count coins like _____ by 5's.

Correct Answer: nickels

Question 6:

The video tells us to use our brain and ____ to exercise.

Correct Answer: body

Question 7:

We did _____ squats in the video.

Correct Answer: leg

Question 8:

The number after 80 when we count by 5's is ______.

Correct Answer: 85

Question 9:

If you count by 5's, after 90 comes _____.

Correct Answer: 95

Question 10:

To make our brains stronger, we can ____ and stretch.

Correct Answer: crisscross

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). CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6:Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).

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