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Week 01 · Count to 5

Thursday

A counting story
// One number for each thing
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: A counting story

Chris the Coyote sits by the pond.

"Night is coming," he says softly.

"Let us count the stars as they shine."

Story: Stars over the pond

One star shines over the pond.

Then two stars shine.

Then three, then four, then five!

Bennie counts each star with his paw.

COUNT THE STARS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
starHow many stars shine first?
How many stars at the end?
What comes after three stars?

Count the counters

HOW MANY?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A ten-frame with two countersHow many counters?
A ten-frame with five countersHow many counters?
A ten-frame with one counterHow many counters?
A ten-frame with four countersHow many counters?
A ten-frame with three countersHow many counters?
SentenceTrue or false?
After 4 comes 5.?
After 2 comes 1.?
We count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEAfter 2 comes 3, not 1.
WHICH PICTURE HAS 3?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
three dots, spread outHow many dots? Count them.
five dots, spread outHow many dots? Count them.
STARS IN ORDER
  • The stars come out one by one.
  • Tap the numbers in order.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
55th
Try it
Look out a window with a grown-up.
Count up to 5 things you see.

Word Spot: it, words, each

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

It: I-T.

Words: W-O-R-D-S.

Each: E-A-C-H.

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.
I see a kite. ___ is red.
These ___ are on the page.
Give ___ friend a turn.

Lovely story! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.

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