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Week 02 · Count to 10

Thursday

Fireflies in the meadow
// 5 and some more
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Fireflies in the meadow

Chris the Coyote sits in the tall grass.

"Look, fireflies!" he says.

"They blink on, one by one."

Story: Fireflies in the meadow

Six fireflies blink by the fence.

Then one more blinks. Now there are 7!

Then 1 more, and 1 more.

Lucy counts. 8, 9, 10 fireflies!

Bennie smiles. "Ten tiny lights!"

COUNT THE FIREFLIES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
bugHow many fireflies blink first?
One more blinks. How many now?
How many fireflies at the end?

Fireflies in a ten-frame

Bennie puts each firefly in a box.

Red counters fill the top row.

Gold counters go below.

Five red counters and five gold counters
HOW MANY?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A ten-frame with five red counters and one gold counterHow many counters?
A ten-frame with five red counters and four gold countersHow many counters?
A ten-frame with seven countersHow many counters?
A ten-frame with five red counters and five gold countersHow many counters?
SentenceTrue or false?
After 7 comes 8.?
After 9 comes 6.?
5 and 5 more is 10.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEAfter 9 comes 10, not 6.
FIREFLIES IN ORDER
  • The fireflies blink one by one.
  • Tap the numbers in order.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
55th
COUNT THE DOTS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
eight dots, spread outHow many dots?
six dots in a rowHow many dots?
nine dots in a rowHow many dots?
Try it
Look outside with a grown-up.
Count up to 10 things you see.
Count leaves, birds or cars.

Word Spot: here, other, about

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Here: H-E-R-E.

Other: O-T-H-E-R.

About: A-B-O-U-T.

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.
The trail starts ___.
Use your ___ hand.
Tell me ___ your day.

What a bright story! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.

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