standard_description: Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this warm-up is for students to extend the verbal count sequence to 30. Students also see the numbers written as they say each number to help connect the number names to the written numbers. In the synthesis, students determine the next number in a count, which prepares them to count on from a given number. This deepens their understanding of the structure of the counting sequence (MP7).
Launch
Groups of 2
“Let’s count to 30.”
Activity
Count to 30 together.
Record as students count.
Count to thirty 1–2 times. Point to the numbers as students count.
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
“I’m going to count. When I stop counting, whisper to your partner what number comes next when we count.”
Count to 5.
“What number comes next when we count?”
Count to 11.
“What number comes next when we count?”


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