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Week 06 · Count to 20

Thursday

The firefly night
// Count on from any number
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: The firefly night

Chris the Coyote looks up at the sky.

"Gather round," he says.

"This is the night Riley counted fireflies."

Story: Riley counts fireflies

First, 10 fireflies glow by the pond.

Then 2 more fly in. Now there are 12.

Riley counts on. 13, 14, 15!

At last, 20 fireflies light the trail.

REMEMBER THE STORY
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
pondHow many fireflies glow first?
Start at 10. Count on 2. Where do you stop?
trailHow many fireflies at the end?

Count to answer how many

HOW MANY?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Two ten-frames: one full, and nine more countersHow many counters?
Two ten-frames: one full, and three more countersHow many counters?
eleven dots in a rowHow many dots?
sixteen dots in a rowHow many dots?
SentenceTrue or false?
Riley counted on from 12.?
We must always start at 1.?
14 comes just after 13.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEWe can count on from any number.
MORE OR FEWER?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
eight red dots on the left and ten blue dots on the rightWhich is more, 8 or 10?
nine red dots on the left and six blue dots on the rightWhich is fewer, 9 or 6?
FIREFLIES IN ORDER
  • More fireflies come one by one.
  • Tap the numbers in order.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
55th
Try it
Find 20 small things at home.
Count them one by one.
Draw fireflies by a pond. Count them.

Word Spot: get, water

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Get: G-E-T.

Water: W-A-T-E-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 ___ the book?
Fish live in ___.

What a bright story! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.

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