Week 09 · Tens and ones
Thursday
An acorn story
// Ten ones make one ten
⏱ about 15 min
Thursday: An acorn story
Chris the Coyote sits under the big oak tree.
"Listen," he says softly.
"Here is a story about a squirrel who counts."
Story: Samantha's acorn bags
One windy day, acorns fell all over the trail.
Samantha picked them up one by one.
Soon she had too many to count.
So she put ten in each bag.
She filled 5 bags and had 6 acorns left.
"Fifty, then fifty-six!" Samantha cheered.
ABOUT THE STORY
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
How many acorns went in each bag?How many tens are in 56?How many ones are in 56?
5 tens and 6 ones make what number?
More acorn bags
COUNT THE ACORNS
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Samantha has 2 bags and 7 more. How many?
Samantha has 4 bags and 1 more. How many?
Samantha has 9 full bags. How many?
ADD THE LOOSE ACORNS
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
One bag holds 10. Samantha finds 4 more. How many now?One bag holds 10. Samantha finds 9 more. How many now?
BAGS IN ORDER, LEAST TO MOST
- Which has the fewest tens?
- Tap from least to most.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
Think about the story.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Samantha put ten acorns in each bag. | ? |
| 5 bags and 6 more make 65. | ? |
| The tens tell how many bags. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISE5 tens and 6 ones make 56, not 65.
Try it
Find a pile of small things to count.
Make groups of ten.
Count the groups by tens, then add the ones.
Make groups of ten.
Count the groups by tens, then add the ones.
Draw Samantha with her bags of acorns.
Word Spot: spell, air
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Spell: S-P-E-L-L.
Air: A-I-R.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
Can you ___ cat?
We breathe ___.
What a story! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.