Counting Collections and Extension Activities for Number Sense

Need a hands-on, differentiated way to teach math skills? Counting collections support not just counting but number sense, addition, subtraction, sorting, and more! Includes a week-long lesson plan to get your students started, multiple extension activities, and various ways to assess!

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New to counting collections? Not to worry!

You get all the details you need to begin using counting collections in your classroom including background information, organizing tips, standards alignment, and a full week of lesson plans for introducing collections to your students.

Who is this for?

This particular resource is designed for kindergarten, but you can make your collections larger and more complex to easily adapt this to older grades or smaller for preschool or TK classrooms. Use this resource with all of your students as it is naturally differentiated!

What your students get:

• 3 differentiated counting collection recording sheets
• 2 sorting mats for group counting when ready
• 6 extension activities to do either independently or with a partner

What you get:

• A detailed rubric for scoring a counting collection
• If/Then menu for correcting missteps and an explanation for when to use/not use the extension activities included
• Quick Guide with easy-to-use tips for how to support students in the moment as you observe them counting
• An EDITABLE detailed lesson plan template that you can use each week to plan your counting collection lessons

If you have any further questions or would like more explanation about using this product, please ask in the Q&A section or email me at researchandplay@gmail.com.

Holly @ Research and Play