Kindergarten · Math

Count a set up to twenty

LET’S TRY ONE

There are two rows of five dots. How many dots?

10

Five plus five makes 10 dots.

Your turn!
Learning steps & teaching tips

Count organized rows without counting an object twice.

  1. Count one row, then keep counting from that total.
  2. Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
  3. Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.

Try it together

Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.

Count one row, then keep counting from that total.